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Caroline Wight and her husband, Laurence, worked side-by-side as real estate agents for many years of their 48-year marriage. But when Laurence was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Caroline’s mother with Alzheimer’s disease, Caroline suddenly found herself in the full-time role of caregiver.
Supporting both her husband and her mother with home-care workers while trying to maintain her career was overwhelming and isolating. “As a caregiver to two loved ones, I knew that if I crumbled, the whole castle was going to fall,” says Caroline. “I wish I had known the Alzheimer Society could have helped all of us, but I didn’t. I thought we had to cope by ourselves.”
Caroline didn’t discover the Alzheimer Society until both her husband and mother had passed away, eight years later. “Because of my own lonely experience, I always encourage caregivers to contact the Alzheimer Society. And I’m so impressed with their work that I’ve included the Alzheimer Society in my will,” says Caroline. “No one should have to face dementia alone.”