Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
My wife has Alzheimer’s. That might not be the precise diagnosis, but her symptoms are practically textbook for it. On a seven-stage scale of the disease, she would be in the latter part of the 5th and early 6th Stage. I have been asked by a number of colleagues to write down what has been happening to Gerda; but up until now, it was too painful and personal to record. I also believed that so much useful information has been written and published that there was no need to add to the literature. But when Gerda said the words I quoted to title this essay, I felt compelled to write what I have been telling family and friends about her condition.
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, caregiving, COVID-19 pandemic
Rights
© 2023 The Author.
Recommended Citation
Freedheim, Donald K., "“I’m not the girl I was…”" (2024). Faculty Scholarship. 402.
https://commons.case.edu/facultyworks/402