Our journey begins with a diagnosis that my sister, Mary Kay received last year of frontal temporal dementia and advanced primary progressive aphasia. As her brother and her only immediate relative, I am her caregiver, her interpreter, her sibling and her only companion.
Along with the diagnosis, came a grim reality that we would be struggling an uphill climb searching for resources, some direction and some company. Living in the remote northern Wisconsin community of 7500 people is a challenge in itself- being single adults with no partners or children leaves a deafening silence too many times a day. But there is HOPE. There are caring people out there and there will be answers. The trouble is that one has to really dig and become somewhat of a pest to find answers. There are God given resources too. Prayer and reflection have been very helpful as well as a sense of humor.
I want to share this journey with you so maybe, if you find yourself wondering what you can, should and probably shouldn’t do, you will see that there are others out here who will care and who will share their discoveries.
I look forward to our visits. I hope I can help. Cheers!
When Words Fade 
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