Ask Miriam – December 2022
Dear Miriam,
I am taking care of my wonderful aunt, who does not have any children of her own and was diagnosed with dementia a few months ago. I don’t have room in my home for her to come live here with me, but we […]
Ask Miriam – November 2022
Dear Miriam, My sister lives in another state and her husband is her main caregiver. We’ve all been very close, but two years ago she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and it’s been getting hard for him lately. She is fine most of the day; however, […]
Ask Miriam – October 2022
Dear Miriam,
My dad lives alone and is 92 years old. Believe it or not, he still drives although not very far. Just recently I went with him to the doctor’s office, and I was shocked when the doctor said that he has dementia and […]
Ask Miriam – September 2022
Dear Miriam,
My father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He is 79 years old and lives on his own in the house he and my mother lived in for their entire marriage. She died two years ago, and I am worried about him living […]
Ask Miriam – August 2022
Dear Miriam,
My husband has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s along with various other chronic conditions such as extreme hearing loss and hemiparesis (weakness on one side of his body) from stroke. Since moving to assisted living, we are doing better. No more falls. More routine […]
Ask Miriam – July 2022
Dear Miriam, I’m 59 years old and recently moved my mother into a nursing home. She has had Alzheimer’s disease for almost five years, and although I did the best I could to take care of her, I realized that it was no longer safe […]