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
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Matt Perrin, New Hampshire
Husband to Lindsay
Caregiver to mom, Rosemary
Alzheimer's
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Lindsay Perrin, New Hampshire
Wife to Matt
Caregiver to dad, Steve
Lewy Body Dementia
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"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
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"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
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Kitty Norton, Oregon
Sister to Lexie
Caregiver to mom, Gloria
Vascular Dementia
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Lexie Fields, Oregon
Sister to Kitty
Caregiver to mom, Gloria
Vascular Dementia
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"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
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"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
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Ashley Douglass, Illinois
Sister to Grace
Caregiver to mom, Joanne
Alzheimer's
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