The Tender Warrior

One of the things I learned as a caregiver for my husband with Alzheimer’s:

I can’t control the external circumstances of life. But I can control how I interpret and react to them.

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Vicki Tull
Mar 30, 2026
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One of the things I learned as a caregiver for my husband with Alzheimer’s:

I can’t control the external circumstances of life. But I can control how I interpret and react to them.

It starts with getting dressed.

After Lee’s diagnosis, we both felt powerless, like pawns in some grotesque game being played out in the universe. I’m sure people diagnosed with…

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