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Feb 17, 2026 51 min

Holding On to the Light

from Around The Table With Vickie Hosted by Tori Productions LLC

Go brew your favorite cup of coffee and pull up your comfiest chair. This is a conversation that matters. On this powerful episode of Around the Table with Vickie, we sit down with special guests Charles Billingsley and his father Clyde Billingsley to share a deeply personal journey through Alzheimer’s, caregiving, faith, and the transition into professional senior care.From the first signs of memory loss to the difficult decision to seek help, this episode walks through what love really looks like in the long goodbye. Charles shares what it was like watching his father faithfully care for his mother for nearly a decade, and how senior living gave their family the gift of becoming husband and son again instead of full time caregivers.We talk about exhaustion, guilt, glimmer moments, the importance of research and early diagnosis, and how community and faith carry families through the heaviest seasons. You will also hear the story behind Charles’ moving Christmas song “Truly Home,” written after his mother’s passing, and how worship remains even when memory fades. This is a story of steadfast love. A story of knowing when to ask for help. A story of peace at the very end. If Alzheimer’s has touched your family, this episode will bring hope, perspective, and encouragement for the journey ahead.

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