Why would a family affected by the Alzheimer’s dementia tsunami establish a foundation? Since my husband was diagnosed with Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease at the age of 50, we must admit that we were both shocked and speechless. We became disoriented, and our hope was frail, as the doors to every dream and hope for the future were slammed shut.

We came to the realization that we were lamenting a death that would eventually occur but was not impending after a period of intense anguish and sorrow. Yes, our lives as we knew them were immediately altered, and there was a plethora of new obstacles, but rather than keeping watch for our own demise, we chose to make the most of living with dementia. Jose was still an important part of and capable contributor to society as we peered farther into the window that was dementia.

We started to ask ourselves “why us?” more and more as we peered deeper into the dementia window.

We prayed and begged God to show us the way. The Deeper Window Association’s vision was spawned by sincere hope and genuine bravery.