Hey Everyone,
  Thanks for your welcomes. I think it was Bob who said there's nothing
going on. Well, I can use some help.
  My father is a month from 90. Although he is in a memory unit, I ee
him and my mother daily and/or bring them to my house. I keep finding
things that show he has "the other kind of AD" The kind that isn't
horrible. It only exists in my mind.
   He has no idea of directions  - he's always been so darn quiet it's
hard to tell what's lost. He still knows my mom and me and husband. he
has learned his own way to the bathroom i my house (learning a new
skill). He knows his room is 222 at the residence is 222. If my mom is
going to the doctor, he wants to go with us. He can do puzzles although
he thinks it's stupid. Tonight he said he wished everyone would stop
doing things for him. I told him it's because he's so cute. He laughed
at that.
  Rambling, right?   He has had sundown episodes and wandered, and
there's no mistaking that.
   He's on Reminyl and that has helped. Now he can watch tv. After
hearing the dreadful things about AD (and I know intellectually the time
will come that is dreadful unless pneumonia doesn't come first) But was
anyone else surprised at how much of the LO was left? He's still the
core person and can hug me and say, God Bless -What would have I have
done without you on this earth? Geriatrician said Moderate stage - but
it's late according to the symptom list about what he's aware of in the
world. Only officially diagnosed a year ago. Up to that time we were
told it was mii strokes.
    I do feel like I know many of you. It seems like someone right now
just keeps posting to themselves. When I see that column, I don't bother
to open.
Thanks!
Holly