Sonoma County shines light on hidden toll of caring for loved ones with dementia

THROUGHOUT THE DAY, as she stops to catch her breath while caring for her husband of 46 years, Jeanie Schram wishes there were a hotline she could call to hear a comforting voice.



“I love my husband very much, but it would be nice to pick up the phone and talk to someone who would understand the loneliness and frustration of a caregiver who is taking care of a loved one with dementia,” Schram said. “Someone I wouldn’t have to explain myself to.”