A UK husband says his family’s finances have deteriorated after his wife was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Terry Byrne, 70, from Dorset, said he left a successful sales career to provide care for his wife, Jen, 75, following her diagnosis in 2018. He describes the resulting economic pressure as severe, saying the couple moved from financial stability to having to “scrape by.” The reports describe dementia as the turning point that reshaped their daily lives and spending needs, including the impact of caregiving responsibilities. While the account focuses on the couple’s personal circumstances, it centers on the broader challenge that dementia can create for household budgets—both through lost income and increased care-related costs. The coverage does not provide additional verified details about the couple’s specific benefits, debts, or amounts, but it consistently attributes their money problems to the Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the care arrangement that followed.