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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 23 > In sickness and in health

In sickness and in health

When taking care of your spouse takes its toll on you

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
October 23, 2009

For about seven years, Ruth Locke has been caring for her 88-year-old husband, Joe, who has Alzheimer's. In the last year, however, things have taken a turn for the worse. Not as much for Joe as for Ruth.

Early in the summer, she was in their Redmond home, paying bills at her desk when she fell....

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