What We Lose
Alzheimer’s patients suffer terribly as their abilities and their world shrink. They are often confused or lack the ability to express themselves. They are frightened and throw tantrums, sometimes lashing out at the very people they love most. In some ways it’s just as hard for family to watch and accept the disintegration of a loved one from Alzheimer’s as it is for the Alzheimer’s patient to tumble down that deep well of forgetfulness and confusion. It’s often difficult to