Dear Miriam,

My father has Alzheimer’s disease, and before that, both his mother and his father had dementia, although I am uncertain what their exact diagnosis was. They died a long time ago. My mother died when I was young, so my dad was really […]

Dear Miriam,

My husband and I got married later in life after we were both widowed. He was 75 and I was 68. Now it is four years later, and I am really worried about his memory. I don’t think it is just forgetfulness anymore […]

Dear Miriam,

I am taking care of my mom, who is 85 years old now and is in the mid-stages of dementia. She needs a lot of help with things like bathing and dressing, and of course, I do everything to take care of the […]

Dear Miriam, I am taking care of my mother, who is 75 years old and has dementia. She lives with me, and it’s just the two of us. The biggest issue is that I have an older half-sister (my mother’s daughter from a prior relationship) […]

Dear Miriam,

I am the caregiver for my wife – she is 79 years old, 11 years older than I am, and is in the mid-stages of Alzheimer’s disease with vascular dementia. We’ve had a wonderful marriage, and I want to be able to take […]

Dear Miriam,

I live next door to an elderly gentleman – he’s probably in his 80s, and I know he is a widower with one daughter who lives in Canada. Ever since my wife and I moved here eight years ago, he has lived alone. […]