One Diagnosis, A Thousand Languages

What spouses across every culture discover about devotion, identity, and resilience

When I was a caregiver for my husband Lee, and had some time to myself, I would sometimes reflect on the nature of Alzheimer’s — and more specifically, how it is experienced in families around the world. Is it a disease that is universally felt, across continents and time zones, cultures, languages and traditions?

What does it feel like to care for a spo…