Alzheimer's Witness

Through spare, intimate prose, Cindy Roman examines the fragile beauty of caregiving and the ways love persists amid forgetting. Her ongoing series Who Am I? traces the tender, complicated journey of remembering and letting go.

Launched 7 months ago

Alzheimer's Witness

Cindy Isn't Here

In the world Alzheimer’s created, I became many women—but somehow, I was always the one he loved.

3 hrs ago

Caregiver X Three

When Karen did the math, I realized I wasn't carrying one life. I was carrying three—and forgetting my own.

Jun 21

The Silent Analysis

The unseen work of caregiving happens long before anyone notices there's a problem.

Jun 18

Who He Was Talking To?

Living in the Space Between Who He Sees and Who I Am

Jun 11

Who Is a Person When Memory Fades?

When memory changes, love learns to recognize a person in new ways.

Jun 7

Who Is My Witness?

On love, memory, and the loneliness of carrying a life that can no longer be fully shared.

Jun 14

The Risks We Weigh

The Moment I Realized I Was Protecting Him More Than Myself

Jun 4

The Two of Me

When Love Requires You to Become Someone Else

May 31

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Alzheimer's Witness