A blogger-friend Susan Cushman posted a link to this excellent article on dealing with Alzheimer’s disease.
There is significant history of Alzheimer’s disease in my family. My paternal grandfather and two of my aunts and one uncle were affected. We are very lucky that my dad, who is now ninety, has not been affected and is well past the age at which his own father and his siblings first had symptoms.
My parents have also had many friends who have developed Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. There was so much in Dasha Kiper’s piece that was familiar to me from listening to my parents, from symptoms to everyday life to reactions of caregivers and family.
Enough from me, because the article is on the longer side and I’d much rather you spent your time reading Ms. Kiper’s words rather than mine.
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Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading it and could really relate to her descriptions of dementia behavior.
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She does a really good job of portraying the challenges and changeability of Alzheimer’s. It is familiar to those of us who have encountered it and enlightening for those who are in denial or who have not had to deal with it personally. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Good article. None of it easy.
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I really appreciated the author’s honesty. You are right that none of it is easy. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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