Edward Shaw is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor. He was primary care partner for his wife Rebecca, who developed Alzheimer's Disease at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9 year battle. Inspired by Rebecca's journey, Dr. Shaw founded the Memory Counseling Program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem, NC. The Program provides counseling support for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's (and other dementias) as well as their primary care partner and other family caregivers, including support groups (http://www.wakehealth.edu/Gerontology-and-Geriatrics/ Memory-Counseling-Program.htm). He is also coauthor of the book "Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade.