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I Know When It Is Time To Go

The instant I pause for a breath Shewah goes back to her last story. To her last husband and how angry she is with him for leaving To her last bad memory and how irritated she is for being fired. She is interested in nothing I say; yet I keep talking. For she seems to still want to hear my voice. I know it is time to go when she stares off and stops responding. As if she does not only hear me, she does not recognize me either. Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease.

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Date: 9/26/2021 11:20:00 AM
Hello Caren, yes the disease Alzheimer's is horrible. There shoud be a cure for this illness. Hugs.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 9/27/2021 11:05:00 AM
Hello Caren, yes it is horrible! There should be a cure for it. Hugs.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/27/2021 10:54:00 AM
It is horrible!
Date: 9/26/2021 9:06:00 AM
Yes it is, Caren. My mother-in-law was so afflicted. I am so thankful, at 80, that I still have a very good, sharp mind...I think. The body ain't so good, but the mind is perkin' right along.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/27/2021 10:54:00 AM
The body is letting me down too Hank. UGH!

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