Ron and Miriam

We spent much of yesterday with our old friends Ron and Roz.

Ron has AD and has always been pretty much on the same level as Miriam, but this time i noticed a huge difference, and it was not with Ron.

Later Dea wrote me to say that her observation was that Mom had deteriorated more during the last year than at any year so far.

It is one of those things where those closest cannot see.

There was a great write up in the Oregonian about AD. It might even have been an advertisement from the Alzheimer's Association, but it portrays Ron and Roz in a kind way.

http://shopping.oregonlive.com/SS/Page.aspx?&secid=92047&pagenum=1&facing=false

One thing we have done is to create a new hair style for Miriam. She has worn her hair quite long since we met 59 years ago. This time we pull the side hair back and hold it with a barrette. It looks good and I can do that for her once we are home again.

Tomorrow we go north a hundred miles to visit Miriam's youngest sister who has developed her own case of AD, I am afraid. Their family (9 in all) have or had 2 Parkinson's and 2 dementia/Alzheimer's.