Ask Miriam – April 2021
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 […]
Ask Miriam – March 2021
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 […]
Ask Miriam – February 2021
Dear Miriam,
I take care of my husband who has had dementia for the last couple of years, and recently he has been getting more confused and frail. I have three grandchildren that I take care of three days a week, so that their mother can […]
Ask Miriam – January 2021
Dear Miriam,
My wife is 65 years old and is in the final stages of Young Onset Alzheimer’s disease. She is currently bedbound and on hospice, which provides a nursing assistant several times a week for bathing and personal care. She seems to be comfortable, although […]
Ask Miriam – December 2020
Dear Miriam,
My grandfather has Alzheimer’s disease and lives in Michigan, while I live here in California with my partner. My grandparents raised my three sisters and me and we always fly home to be with them for the holidays. With the pandemic, I know that […]
Ask Miriam – November 2020
Dear Miriam,
My husband and I have been married for almost 50 years. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with dementia and I feel like I have been losing him slowly. Now, with the coronavirus, we are almost always at home together but he doesn’t want […]