My Father Has Alzheimer’s. A Church Became Our Refuge

I have never felt so alone as when I was caring daily for my father, who has advanced dementia. It wasn’t that I was actually alone. I had a loving family surrounding me, including my mom and brother; we had weekly care plan meetings where we would try to understand my dad’s patterns, his growing agitation, and what we might do to ease his suffering and sustain our village of care.