CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Tuesday was a big day for a family caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. Terry Donoghue is a caretaker for his wife Marge, who has Alzheimer's. Now, Terry took the next step in caring for himself as well as his wife. When Local 12 first met Terry and Marge, they were raising funds to fight Alzheimer's disease. Terry, who is Marge's primary caretaker, said he also was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and while it was getting worse, he just couldn't take time off for surgery needed to improve his symptoms because he had to care for Marge. "They always tell you put your oxygen mask on first before you help somebody. So, kind of like caretakers. They need to take care of themselves too," said Dr. George Mandybur of Mayfield Brain & Spine. The team from Mayfield Brain & Spine along with the Alzheimer's Association performed sort of an intervention with Terry, promising him if he would get help, others would rally around to support him and help out with Marge. Terry decided he would take that meeting with Dr. Mandybur and move forward with what's called deep brain stimulation. Local 12 met up with him early Tuesday morning at Mercy Health Jewish Hospital right before he headed into surgery. "I'm feeling fine thanks to you. Without you, I wouldn't have done this, and that's the truth and I want to thank you," said Terry. Taking care of his own health makes Terry a role model for other caretakers who, as Dr. Mandybur put it, often take care of others much more than themselves.