Alzheimer's on Long Island: The Schreibmans

Marge and Bob Schreibman, who met as teenagers living in the Bronx, thought their golden years would be a time of new adventure, until Marge was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Marge Schreibman was never able to walk again after a stroke in 2007. Her husband, Bob, struggles to keep her at home. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman sits with his wife, Marge. With no family living near their home in Forest Hills, Bob has become the primary caregiver for his wife as she battles Alzheimer's disease. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman checks on his wife, Marge, who has been unable to walk since a stroke in October. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Marge Schreibman has lived six decades with her husband, Bob. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Marge Schreibman, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000, rests in bed. Even though she's had a stroke, her husband, Bob, talks to a social worker about the possibility of taking her to the park in a wheelchair. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman gives his wife, Marge, some water through a straw. Caring for her has become an exhausting endeavor for him. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman adjusts the position of his wife, Marge, in bed to make her more comfortable. Before a stroke that incapacitated her, Marge would go to Memory Lane Club, an adult day-care program run by the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation in Port Washington. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman sits in the bedroom where his wife, Marge, rests. A stroke has left her paralyzed, so he changes her position to try to make her more comfortable. (Nov. 4, 2007)

Bob Schreibman clasps the hand of his wife, Marge, just days before she died in their Forest Hills home. (Nov. 4, 2007)