Love Remembered Despite Alzheimer’s

I was stunned. He didn't realize that I was the woman in the photo.By Marie Marley Alzheimer's Reading Room Here’s a true story that illustrates that people with Alzheimer’s can remember and experience strong emotions related to a past event even if they can’t remember the facts surrounding the occasion.I had a beautiful, relaxed drive to visit Ed, my beloved Romanian soul mate of 30 years, at the nursing home one lazy Sunday afternoon. I wandered into his room and found he was in the bathroom, so I sat in the rocker and waited. My eyes were drawn, as was often the case, to his stuffed animal collection, which had grown quite large. He loved stuffed animals. Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail: Featured ArticlesWhy Do Alzheimer's Caregivers Torture Themselves?Alzheimer's Disease StatisticsWhat is the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaDementia and the Eight Types of DementiaUrinary Tract Infections, Urinary IncontinenceAlzheimer's and the Importance of Thinking PositiveFrightened, Bewildered, Apprehensive, Anxious, Angry_________________________________________________________On the sofa I noticed that he, or possibly an aide, had positioned them in a rather artistic grouping. The enormous two-foot bunny was in the back and the others had been placed in a semi-circle around it. There was The Little Yellow One, the chick, and Adorable, the bunny. Then the others, who didn’t have names, because two were the most he could both...
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