FOR GREGORY. He was not a VICTIM of ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, he was a HERO!

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Difference Between Old Age and Alzhiemer's

There has been an old joke around: Do you know the difference between Old Age and Alzheimer's? People who are older forget where they put their glasses. People with Alzheimer's forget they wear glasses.

Not funny but to the point. Recently Gregory has been demonstrating the joke. At bedtime, he gets into bed to read and is confused because the words in the book are not clear. "Put on your glasses," I say automatically.

Other times he is in bed ready to read, puts on his reading glasses, looks around the room and says, "Why is the room so blurry?"

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