CBJ BALANCE Summer 2017
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Common Connection<br />
Family Caregivers Center of Mercy provides support, respite<br />
STORY BY CINDY HADISH PHOTOS BY SHUVA RAHIM<br />
Carole Butz leads a support group at the Family Caregivers Center in Cedar Rapids.<br />
The center provides resources and support for those caring for an adult family member.<br />
CEDAR RAPIDS – Carole<br />
Butz and her husband,<br />
Mick, marked 50 years of<br />
marriage in June, but it<br />
was difficult to celebrate<br />
their milestone.<br />
Mr. Butz was diagnosed with<br />
Alzheimer’s disease in 2008 and<br />
while he still recognizes her, “I’m<br />
not sure he knows I’m his wife,”<br />
said Ms. Butz, who retired from<br />
her job at Coe College to become<br />
her husband’s caregiver.<br />
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