ALZHEIMER'S: Don's Faithful Journey
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Kyle Talbott. ALZHEIMER'S: Don's Faithful Journey
Dedication
Foreward
Introduction
Chapter 1: BETTER DAYS
Chapter 2: SEEKING ANSWERS
Chapter 3: REFLECTION
Chapter 4: LIVING BY GRACE
Chapter 5: PLANNING
Chapter 6: GRIEVING
Chapter 7: CAREGIVERS
Chapter 8: SUNDOWN
Chapter 9: SEE YOU LATER
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
About Don
About The Writer
Father and Son
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Every now and then, you meet an amazing person who changes your perspective on life for the better. When this person is married to an equally awesome person, you feel as if you have won the lottery. Don and I met in 2007, during our quest to complete our Bachelor of Business Administration degrees at Averett University. We met outside of the classroom once a week to complete assignments, and through those various meetings (over a period of four years) I quickly developed a close friendship with Don and his wife, Christy.
A year into the program, Don shared his Alzheimer’s diagnosis with me. I was SHOCKED! He was so young and so smart. Through statistics and accounting classes, Don excelled with numbers and helped me pass the classes. He quickly calculated problems in his head, which earned him the role of the “bean counter” in a skit we performed for the class. If the disease was changing him, I could not see any signs of the changes. By the end of our four-year quest, I could see small changes in Don. The papers that were once easy for Don to write and organize were now constant sources of stress and aggravation. Luckily, Don made it through successfully. Our graduation was one of the happiest days of our lives! We DID it! We overcame the hurdles we faced, and achieved a dream of ours. We both were determined to balance our careers and families, while reaching towards our goal for a four-year degree. We needed to prove we could do it ourselves, but we also aspired to set the bar higher for our children. I can remember Don fighting back the tears because his parents did not live long enough to see him graduate. That was the first time I saw the raw and emotional side of the cruel Alzheimer’s disease. It is hard to watch the disease take a toll on the individual you care about and love.
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My eyes closed tight I try to sleep,
But something won't let me…
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