Ep: 1880 Teri Roche Drobnick - Our Long Goodbye

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million by 2050. Watching a loved one experience dementia can be heartbreaking, but Teri Roche Dropnick offers a unique and hopeful perspective in her memoir about her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Through her father’s longtime best friend of 80 years, she discovers stories and memories that help her reconnect with the father she feels she is slowly losing. Their unexpected friendship becomes a meaningful source of comfort, understanding, and connection throughout her father’s journey. Dropnick brings a valuable perspective to the experience, having served as a Volunteer Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s Association and worked as a clinical social worker in the medical field.