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Robertson McQuilkin

Dr. Robertson McQuilkin (deceased) was the president of Columbia Bible College and Seminary (now Columbia International University). He stepped down from that role in 1990 to care for his ailing wife, Muriel, who was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s. After she passed away in 2003 at age 81, Robertson continued to speak and write, authoring 19 books, including A Promise Kept, which detailed his struggles with his wife’s illness and the lessons he learned. In 2005, Robertson married Deborah Jones, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Nursing. Robertson passed away on June 2, 2016 at age 88. He is survived by Deborah and nine children.

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Love in the Midst of Alzheimer’s

Muriel began repeating her stories without realizing it. Alzheimer’s disease had begun its insidious attack and would ultimately take over her mind. Her husband left his prestigious career behind to care for her full-time. It was a decision that had been made in his heart, years earlier, when he vowed “in sickness or in health.” Hear the lessons Robertson McQuilkin learned about true love as he provided full-time care for Muriel for over a decade.