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April 17, 2006
Inside Alzheimer’s
Eighty-six-year-old Evelyn Glover loves looking through her scrapbook. As the pages turn, the people and events that make up her life become familiar once more. Her favorite pictures are those of her daughter, Beth.
"She's been with me all the time when I used to be so wonderful,” Evelyn said with a laugh. “So I sort of went downgrade." Evelyn suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It began with her forgetting little things. Then she couldn't write. Soon she couldn't speak in full sentences.
"It was scary,” Evelyn said. “I didn't know what was happening to me." Then she found Leeza's Place in Melbourne. Leeza's Place is a community outreach center in Brevard County for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. It was started by Leeza Gibbons, whose mother and grandmother suffered from the disease.
Evelyn said, "I didn't know what I was going to do or what all this was about and they just took me by hand." "She has to depend on people to feed her and take care of her, and I think that that has really crushed her," Beth Glover said. Soon, she may have to leave her home.
"I wouldn't give up anything for having the place that I have,” Evelyn said. “But they're saying I should go to another and we'll see." As that battle ensues, a little more of Evelyn's memory slips away, forcing her to turn to pictures to remember her life.
Source: Central Florida News 13 (last viewed 7 April 2006) [FullText]
"She's been with me all the time when I used to be so wonderful,” Evelyn said with a laugh. “So I sort of went downgrade." Evelyn suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It began with her forgetting little things. Then she couldn't write. Soon she couldn't speak in full sentences.
"It was scary,” Evelyn said. “I didn't know what was happening to me." Then she found Leeza's Place in Melbourne. Leeza's Place is a community outreach center in Brevard County for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. It was started by Leeza Gibbons, whose mother and grandmother suffered from the disease.
Evelyn said, "I didn't know what I was going to do or what all this was about and they just took me by hand." "She has to depend on people to feed her and take care of her, and I think that that has really crushed her," Beth Glover said. Soon, she may have to leave her home.
"I wouldn't give up anything for having the place that I have,” Evelyn said. “But they're saying I should go to another and we'll see." As that battle ensues, a little more of Evelyn's memory slips away, forcing her to turn to pictures to remember her life.
Source: Central Florida News 13 (last viewed 7 April 2006) [FullText]
posted by Dr. Koudinov @ 17.4.06
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