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[TIMELINE: 1960–2015] My sister and I always got along very well, even though personality-wise we were really different. We had a strong relationship, and that became even more important later on because she trusted me to do all the right things for her. That trust was vital. As a caregiver, you have to have that … Read more

Welcome to Five and a Half Years: Caregiving for My Sister with Dementia. This is a memoir about my younger sister Peggy—who lived with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the very rare logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia (PPA)—and about my own journey as one of her caregivers. Peggy died on March 6, … Read more