Article 5KC5P A man with Alzheimer’s proposed to his wife after forgetting they were married. She said yes

A man with Alzheimer’s proposed to his wife after forgetting they were married. She said yes

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Gloria Oladipo
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He doesn't know that I'm his wife,' Lisa Marshall said. So when Peter proposed again, she decided to go for it

A married couple from Connecticut hosted a second wedding ceremony when the groom, who has a type of dementia, proposed to his wife again after forgetting they were already married.

Despite struggling to remember his marriage due to early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Peter Marshall, 56, has never forgotten the love he has for Lisa, 54, his wife of 12 years, whom he has recently mostly regarded as his favorite caregiver given his deteriorating memory.

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