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Dr. Atkinson explained to Manley that the mind plays tricks as it slowly disintegrates. You lose trust in people whom you have known all your life. You forget details. Your mind makes up stories. You are not sure if it was a dream or did it really happen.

Manley was showing early signs of dementia and, if he was lucky, it would progress slowly.

Just before Manley left the doctor’s office, he asked Dr. Atkinson why he had not been at the funeral.

Dr. Atkinson said, “What funeral?”

Dr. Atkinson then asked Manley if he was going on the hunt this year. Dr. Atkinson, with all the practice he had, held his smile as he observed the face of an old man wash across Manley’s complexion. Fear started leaking out of his eyes.

Manley was confused and he knew he had to go straight home and ask his wife, Cora, a lot of important questions.