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This interview is based on an interview with Natalie Tucker, 54, director of communications and development at a church, who splits her time between New Jersey and Maryland. She also works as an actor and voiceover artist. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… In the…

My father, a decorated veteran of the Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War, struggled with dementia for over a decade. Loading audio narration… By the age of 70, both his first and second wives had died from cancer, leaving him alone and attempting to live by himself while…

This ‘as-told-to’ essay is based on a conversation with Juli Ford, a 57-year-old real estate agent and certified senior advisor based in Massachusetts. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my children were young, we saw my parents all the time.We lived very close to each other in South…