Our fourth caregiver is Denise, who was a career nurse and was looking forward to retirement with her husband, but his diagnosis of dementia derailed their plans. She cared for him at home through the journey of this horrible disease until his death. Eighteen months after he died, she went to see her doctor about how terrible she had felt for years. She was no longer willing to chalk it up to caregiver stress or the effects of grief. After some testing, she was diagnosed with her own long-standing chronic medical condition and struggles to retain her mental and physical health.
On May 30th, 2017. See this statement in context.