Ask Miriam – July 2023
Dear Miriam, My wife is 67 years old, and we have been married for 45 years. We have two sons, but only one of them lives close by with his young family, and I worry about burdening him. My wife has had a number of […]
Ask Miriam – June 2023
Dear Miriam, I am taking care of my mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and I am heartbroken over how much she has declined. I live with her and work from home, but it has become increasingly difficult to cope with the odd […]
Ask Miriam – May 2023
Dear Miriam,
I take care of my mother who has had Alzheimer’s disease for just over a year. She is still in the early stages, but it definitely seems to be progressing. I live with her and my father, who is her primary caregiver since […]
Ask Miriam – April 2023
Dear Miriam,
My mother was originally diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), but it has progressed over this past year. Just recently she had two serious accidents in which, luckily, no one was hurt. She insists that she does not have any problems and can […]
Ask Miriam – March 2023
Dear Miriam,
I am taking care of my dear grandmother. She is very forgetful and tends to leave the stove on or the water running, and I have to keep a close eye on her. I am pretty sure she has dementia, but she hasn’t […]
Ask Miriam – February 2023
Dear Miriam, My great-aunt was diagnosed with early stage dementia not long ago, and I think she has been lonely since my great-uncle died. She no longer seems motivated to get up and get dressed in the morning, she is losing weight, and I think […]