Dementia care advocates teach churches how to offer love, grace in midst of difficult diagnosis
By Jessica Brodie
The Rev. Charlie Inabinet began showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease shortly after his retirement as a South Carolina United Methodist pastor.
It started slowly, but it got progressively worse. Memory loss. Trouble with day-to-day functioning.
“There was a time he was experiencing hallucinations,” says his wife and primary caregiver, Judi, from their Surfside Beach home. “There was a time when he thought I was his mom.”
Every day is different, and the stages don’t last forever. Read more here.
