The chorus I sing in, includes a married couple, a soprano and a baritone. I am friends with the soprano, we generally end up standing next to each other.

Sadly, the husband was diagnosed, within the last year, with Lewy body dementia, which the wife says is similar to Parkinson's. His symptoms aren't all that bad at this point, but it is only a matter of time until things get worse.

The soprano/wife has done a smart thing and she has found herself a support group for caregivers. The group meets, interestingly enough, at my retirement community, which has a memory-care unit of its own.

This is a very loving, devoted couple, so it's really tragic. They have family, though. It's the second marriage for both, and the husband has several grown children from his first marriage, who get along comfortably with my friend, his current wife. So it is to be hoped that everyone will support this couple through what will probably be an increasingly difficult time in their lives.