Certainly Alzheimers is a cruel disease to consider and even more so to experience, along with a few other diseases such as ALS in which the body deteriorates while the mind continues to function.

One of our oldest family friends has finally died from Alzheimers after three years. There was a steady regression from a lively strong-minded woman with a great sense of humor, to someone who made life hell for caregivers, to a docile child-like person who recognized no one. There are no words adequate to express condolences in such a situation but we need to support those who are most directly involved in as many ways as we can. So sad to lose Betty.

Charley Noble