FILM PROTAGONISTS
"She wasn't looking to make me mad. She wasn't looking to be unreasonable. She just was where she was, and I always felt bad that that's where she was." "a
~ Rosanne Corcoran
Rosanne Corcoran, Pennsylvania
Caregiver to mom, Rose
Evolving Dementia
Matt Perrin, New Hampshire
Husband to Lindsay
Caregiver to mom, Rosemary
Alzheimer's
Lindsay Perrin, New Hampshire
Wife to Matt
Caregiver to dad, Steve
Lewy Body Dementia
"I mean, we went through this together at the same time and loads of time felt isolated."
~ Matt Perrin
"This is a part of life. Death is a part of life "
~ Veronica Shanklin
Veronica Shanklin, Texas
Caregiver to mom, Linda
and grandma, Vernell
Alzheimer's
"It's hard as a care partner to not go, sometimes, to the place of, 'I don't know if I can do this anymore.'"
~ Allyson Schrier
Allyson Schrier, Washington
Caregiver to husband, Evan
Frontotemporal Dementia
Kitty Norton, Oregon
Sister to Lexie
Caregiver to mom, Gloria
Vascular Dementia
Lexie Fields, Oregon
Sister to Kitty
Caregiver to mom, Gloria
Vascular Dementia
"I think our sense of humor added to our survival skills. "
~ Lexie Fields
Nicolette Valdespino, Georgia
Caregiver to mom, Caroline, and
grandmother, Ilda
Alzheimer's
"I'm third generation approaching what could be a genetic gift, and she will be second generation for this. When you go through this you start thinking about life in a different way." "a
~ Nicolette Valdespino
Grace Douglass, Maryland
Sister to Ashley
Long-distance caregiver
to mom, Joanne
Alzheimer's
Ashley Douglass, Illinois
Sister to Grace
Caregiver to mom, Joanne
Alzheimer's