Maria

Now you know that more than ever. Now I know that. I know how tough she was on herself.

alzheimer's yeah and you write about this in in the piece called deep inside can you read that who knows what lurks within the unknowing the knowing all are one who are you he says i'm maria your daughter and the light within his eyes flashes a smile crosses his face oh wow says he i always wanted a daughter named maria That's all true. You know, he'd be constantly saying to me, who are you?

alzheimer's yeah and you write about this in in the piece called deep inside can you read that who knows what lurks within the unknowing the knowing all are one who are you he says i'm maria your daughter and the light within his eyes flashes a smile crosses his face oh wow says he i always wanted a daughter named maria That's all true. You know, he'd be constantly saying to me, who are you?

alzheimer's yeah and you write about this in in the piece called deep inside can you read that who knows what lurks within the unknowing the knowing all are one who are you he says i'm maria your daughter and the light within his eyes flashes a smile crosses his face oh wow says he i always wanted a daughter named maria That's all true. You know, he'd be constantly saying to me, who are you?

And I'd say, I'm your daughter, Maria. He's like, you're my daughter? I go, yeah, I'm your daughter. I'm Maria. What was that like for you to watch him to just disappear like that? Yeah, mind-blowing. I use that word. Sometimes people don't like that word associated with Alzheimer's because...

And I'd say, I'm your daughter, Maria. He's like, you're my daughter? I go, yeah, I'm your daughter. I'm Maria. What was that like for you to watch him to just disappear like that? Yeah, mind-blowing. I use that word. Sometimes people don't like that word associated with Alzheimer's because...

And I'd say, I'm your daughter, Maria. He's like, you're my daughter? I go, yeah, I'm your daughter. I'm Maria. What was that like for you to watch him to just disappear like that? Yeah, mind-blowing. I use that word. Sometimes people don't like that word associated with Alzheimer's because...

you know, your brain is going, but it's a mind blowing disease, which is why I've really spent 20 plus years trying to find a cure for it, trying to educate people about it. I started nonprofits, I've done documentaries, I've done everything you can do to try to find a cure for Alzheimer's to try to help other families going through it.

you know, your brain is going, but it's a mind blowing disease, which is why I've really spent 20 plus years trying to find a cure for it, trying to educate people about it. I started nonprofits, I've done documentaries, I've done everything you can do to try to find a cure for Alzheimer's to try to help other families going through it.

you know, your brain is going, but it's a mind blowing disease, which is why I've really spent 20 plus years trying to find a cure for it, trying to educate people about it. I started nonprofits, I've done documentaries, I've done everything you can do to try to find a cure for Alzheimer's to try to help other families going through it.

No. And that's, I think I learned from my children, you know, it was a struggle for me and it's different for parents. You know, it's different for spouses. They have their own journey. That's what I've learned is that when you, everybody in a family has a different journey with the person who has Alzheimer's, but you want them to be who they were.

No. And that's, I think I learned from my children, you know, it was a struggle for me and it's different for parents. You know, it's different for spouses. They have their own journey. That's what I've learned is that when you, everybody in a family has a different journey with the person who has Alzheimer's, but you want them to be who they were.

No. And that's, I think I learned from my children, you know, it was a struggle for me and it's different for parents. You know, it's different for spouses. They have their own journey. That's what I've learned is that when you, everybody in a family has a different journey with the person who has Alzheimer's, but you want them to be who they were.

And you can't, you know, it was very hard for me to see my father, who was the smartest human being I had ever met, playing with puzzles that my two and three-year-olds were playing with. I just, I couldn't compute that. It just made no sense to me at all. And my kids were really helpful to me. They were like, just accept him for who he is.

And you can't, you know, it was very hard for me to see my father, who was the smartest human being I had ever met, playing with puzzles that my two and three-year-olds were playing with. I just, I couldn't compute that. It just made no sense to me at all. And my kids were really helpful to me. They were like, just accept him for who he is.

And you can't, you know, it was very hard for me to see my father, who was the smartest human being I had ever met, playing with puzzles that my two and three-year-olds were playing with. I just, I couldn't compute that. It just made no sense to me at all. And my kids were really helpful to me. They were like, just accept him for who he is.

You know, he wants to play a puzzle, let him play a puzzle. If he wants to just sit there in the yard and not speak, just sit in the yard. And so that was really a challenge for me. It was a challenge for me to watch him become a different person. It was a challenge for me to watch him not be who he was.

You know, he wants to play a puzzle, let him play a puzzle. If he wants to just sit there in the yard and not speak, just sit in the yard. And so that was really a challenge for me. It was a challenge for me to watch him become a different person. It was a challenge for me to watch him not be who he was.

You know, he wants to play a puzzle, let him play a puzzle. If he wants to just sit there in the yard and not speak, just sit in the yard. And so that was really a challenge for me. It was a challenge for me to watch him become a different person. It was a challenge for me to watch him not be who he was.

And I think for everybody who has a loved one going through Alzheimer's, it's a really challenging disease. It's incredibly expensive. It's spiritually draining. It's emotionally draining. It's exhausting. And it has yet to become kind of a national priority, which... I've tried and many other people have tried to make it so.