It can be a lot to care for a loved one diagnosed with dementia. The physical and emotional toll can be especially overwhelming for those who do not reach out for help and support.

“Oftentimes, people are impacted at the end stage of whatever is causing the dementia, but it can actually start about 20 years earlier than that. So, there’s a long journey of how things change over that period of time. It’s a fluid situation,” Joy Spahn