You Look Familiar – Ira and Sandy’s Dance with Dementia

Married almost 40 years after a poorly worded pick-up line, Ira and Sandy Asherman now live with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Asherman Sandy on carousel-TCV That was Sandy’s evaluation during a workshop lead by Ira in Glens Falls, New York, more than 40 years ago. She replied, “You can do better…” after he approached her with, “You look familiar.” For 20-plus years, the two were business partners in Asherman Associates, a New York-based management consulting firm. Ten years ago, she had a scary incident – she could not find her exercise class. She was diagnosed with mild cognitive […]