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Alzheimers Plays for Keeps
we begin our saga of pain with the early stages you see very little except for the forgetfulness as time passes it all seems such a slow progress one morning you wake as usual and reality hits you suddenly know alzheimers plays for keeps we suddenly find them following everywhere we go you step from the room and they begin calling you there is now no private times available for you we've discovered the world of shadowing in its glory you suddenly know alzheimers plays for keeps then you may find another world open up for you this appears when the sun retreats for the night they become disoriented and confused you cant reason welcome to the world of sundowning you can do without you suddenly know alzheimers plays for keeps it continues to get worse their world and your world no longer meets the person you knew no longer exist you live a world apart you share you home with a stranger begin to feel the terror of what you are going to life with you suddenly know alzheimers plays for keeps the worst is yet to come when they are no longer able to function their body begins to shut down one by one till the inevitable happens they are released you feel relief that your agony is over then you feel loneliness you suddenly know alzheimers plays for keeps 
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