1mflourish's Podcast

When you love someone with Alzheimer’s, the disease can rob you of your relationship. It also affects everyone else in the family—the children, siblings, and grandchildren who are left behind to care for their loved ones.What do you do when your spouse is diagnosed with this disease that progressively affects the brain and limits one’s ability to remember, think, communicate or take care of themselves?Is it possible to maintain a loving marriage when your spouse has Alzheimer's?Join me in this conversion with Mary S. Daniel.--------------------Timestamps:[00:00] Introduction to Mary S. Daniel.[02:04] You have a very interesting story about working as a dishwasher to care for your husband who had dementia?[04:16] What was the reunion like? Did your husband recognize you?[08:07] What was the hardest thing you had to do while your husband was in the nursing home?[13:09] How is your husband now?[17:40] What advice would you give to other caregivers if they are caring for a spouse or a loved one with dementia