Becoming Her Voice: A Daughter's Dementia Journey
CherylAnn Haley, a Tampa-based private aide and dementia educator, cares for her mother Sandy, who developed vascular dementia in her 70s. After a long decline—including getting lost, moving from home to assisted living, then memory care, and finally hospice—Haley has become Sandy’s eyes, ears, and voice, advocating for her needs, interpreting her behaviors for caregivers, and sharing the emotional toll of caregiving while finding support from the Dementia Society of America.