Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

by Shelly Nelson

There are no words to describe the moment a loved one, much less yourself, is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia. This is something sisters Paula Peterson and Jill Wulff know all too well, thus they began the Walk to Remember in Roseau County.

Their mother struggled with Lewy Body Dementia, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease. It caused her to be easily confused, experience hallucinations and paranoia.

Their mother, however, was not the only member of the family who struggled. Jill has been quoted as saying, "....it is a very lonel...