Alzheimer's on Long Island: The Deckers

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Editor

From glamor to incoherence: Alzheimer's patient Emma Decker spent her days walking in circles and mumbling.

I felt my heart rate going up. I continued to click to the next picture. I wanted to stop but I couldn't. I started to wonder...



To view this picture gallery go here.

To view a very moving video go here.

They say a picture is worth a thousand word.

I experienced my usual yin and yang while viewing these pictures and watching the video. My heart started to race, in a way it was horrific. It was Alzheimer's.

Later I started to think about the caregivers--the wonderful people. I'm sure they heard thousands of times -- how do you do it. How?

This is a real depiction of Alzheimer's. You'll need Kleenex. You might want to send this to someone you know.

To Lynn Decker and Heide Leuthner, God bless you.

Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Enter Your Email Address

Lynn Decker, sitting next to family members and her partner, Heide Leuthner, loses her composure during the memorial service for her mother, Emma Decker, who died from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Popular articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room

• The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver (Part One)
• Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer's or Dementia in Five Minutes
• Does the Combination of Aricept and Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer's Patients
• Five Ways to Keep Alzheimer's Away
• Is it Really Alzheimer's or Something Else?
• Alzheimer's Wandering Why it Happens and What to Do
• 10 Good Reasons to Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Now
• World Health Care Spending and Performance Ranking by Country (Table)
• What is Dementia?
• Dementia and the Eight Types of Dementia
• Walmart and this Alzheimer's Caregiver
• Dimebon Connection Study
• Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?
• A Simple Three Minute Test Can Detect the Earliest Stage of Alzheimer's Disease
• Wii a Useful Tool for Alzheimer's Caregivers
• 2009 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
• The Mini-Cog Test for Alzheimer's and Dementia

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, and Memory Loss

Bob DeMarco is the editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one website on the Internet for news, advice, and insight into Alzheimer's disease. Bob has written more than 1, 800 articles with more than 108,200 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL.

Original content Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room