Dear Miriam, I have been taking care of my great-aunt who is 79 years old. She was recently diagnosed with dementia, although I think it has been going on for quite a while now. She had a stroke a couple of years ago, and I […]

Dear Miriam,

I am taking care of my brother, who is 77, and was diagnosed with dementia 3 years ago. I’m 72 years old  and still working part-time from home. I’m trying to balance work and caregiving, and the most frustrating thing to me is that […]

Dear Miriam,

I am a “young” 80-year-old, and my wife is 81. I have been caring for her for the last two years since she was diagnosed with dementia. Before she developed symptoms, we loved retirement. I golfed twice a week, we were always going to […]

Dear Miriam,

My sister has young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and she is currently living alone. She’s pretty independent, although she doesn’t drive. Her adult children are in their late 20s/early 30s. During the pandemic, my sister was really good about staying safe at home since she had […]

Dear Miriam,

I have been caring for mother who is 87 and was diagnosed with early-stage dementia a few years ago. She had been living on her own at a senior living apartment complex with an aide who came in a few hours each day to […]

Dear Miriam,

I am 67 years old and have been married to my husband for 45 years. Two years ago, his mother, who has Parkinson’s disease and dementia, moved in with us. At that time, her symptoms were not too bad, but we knew that she […]