Many Alzheimer's caregivers seek help in God
About a third of those who take care of loved ones with the disease feel 'more religious' because of their experiences, a new national study says.
By Tami Abdollah
March 14, 2007

Each morning Frances Chavis sneaks out of her house for 6 a.m. prayer, hoping to get back before her husband wakes up.

Chavis, whose husband Lemuel, 72, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, spends her days as a "shadow" — watching over her husband and the house, making sure everything is done correctly — and, when she can, she naps.

And every morning, after about two hours in church in the Crenshaw area, she returns to her home with the motivation and strength to go on."I have to realize that when it's too hard for me," Chavis says, "it's just right for God." the rest