Dear Miriam,

My mother, who is 87, was just recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. I live across the country from both her and my younger sister, who lives in the same town as my mother. I am feeling at a loss since I am not […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]