Thank you so much for sharing your story littlemissjess. I know that must have been such a heartbreak. I am so sorry you had to go through that loss.

Alzheimer's is cruel. My father knows he is losing his memory and is depressed about it. My brother saw him last week and says that he is losing weight because he won't eat much. I hope he will be happier when I am there. I do my best to fill in holes in the conversation and follow what I think he might be talking about (it's hard because he leaves out nouns and isn't coherent). Or else I jump to another topic, maybe tell him something that I think he will find interesting. We'll take walks together I hope. He still likes to work in the yard, picking up leaves and planting things. He can still read, which is amazing since he can no longer write and it's difficult for him to form a sentence. But he reads the paper to my mother while she cooks. She is holding up as well as can be expected. She hides how bad his condition is from me so I didn't know how far along he was (I haven't been home since Christmas since I live a long way away from where I grew up). I hope the medication will help some, but I know the outlook isn't good with this disease. Such an unfair thing to happen.

Thanks again.
Sidony