“My father never feared death. He never saw it as an ending. I don't know why Alzheimer's was allowed to steal so much of my father before releasing him into the arms of death. But I know that at his last moment, when he opened his eyes - - eyes that had not opened for many, many days - - and looked at my mother, he showed us that neither disease nor death can conquer love.” KnowsMomentsEyeLastsMotherFatherSawsArmsDiseaseStealingConquerHis EyesAlzheimerAlzheimer'sNever Fear Author:Patti Davis
“Decades later I would look into my father's eyes and try to reach past the murkiness of Alzheimer's with my words, my apology, hoping that in his heart he heard me and understood.” TryingLooksHeartEyePastFatherHeardUnderstoodDecadesApologyAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Patti Davis
“The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now (Alzheimer's Syndrome). Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's - these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don't trust these people.” PeopleFatherSpeakPolicyPositionCurrentsAdministrationReachingAggressiveExtensions80sThrustDon't TrustSyndromesAlzheimerAlzheimer'sSecretive Author:Ron Reagan
“My father, who suffered from hardening of the arteries, was diagnosed as having that tragic thief of the mind, Alzheimer's.” MindFatherIllnessMental IllnessTragicThievesAlzheimerAlzheimer'sArteries Book:mind tryst Source: mind tryst
“I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer's hadn't clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations?” IfsThinkingYearsStillsWould BeFatherImaginePossibilityMarkCelebrationAlzheimerAlzheimer'sCommemoration Author:Patti Davis