John Bayley - Irish Murdoch - Maria Shriver - Terry Pratchett - Patti Davis -
63,143. It is rather like falling from stair to stair in a series of bumps. John Bayley, on his wife Iris Murdoch’s progressive loss of memory
63,144. I’m just wandering, I think of things and then they go away for ever. Iris Murdoch, cited Times 5th February 1997
63,145. When you’re dealing with a parent with Alzheimer’s, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can’t work, can’t live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don’t know what to expect. Maria Shriver
63,146. When you have Alzheimer’s you are an old fart. That’s how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone. Terry Pratchett
89,779. Laura Bush went on national television during the week of my father’s funeral and spoke out against embryonic stem-cell research, pointing out that where Alzheimer’s is concerned, we don't have proof that stem-cell treatment would be effective. (Stem-Cells & Alzheimer’s & Bush) Patti Davis