A year of Altzheimer makes a difference.

These two pictures of my friend Rosa Lee Blakley were taken before and after a year of Alzheimer Disease.  The first is a picture of Rosa shot last year as we entered the Cracker Barrel in West Monroe for breakfast. We went out many times last year. I was happy and proud to be with Rosa and I know that she enjoyed herself.

It has been several months since we went out for a meal. This is a photo I took yesterday. Rosa was in her bath robe. We sat for 2 hours while she talked to me in a very low voice. I did get some laughs out of her by being silly. We walked some in the back yard.

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She still knows who I am. I asked her and she said my name.

It is so very sad. A year ago she would get all dressed up and and go out with me. Yesterday was the first day that I have seen her not get dressed. I hope to take her for a ride next week.