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Q&A with James Garrett How did the diagnosis of Alzheimer's change Betty's life? Two of her sisters came down with it and she was pretty sure it was hereditary and she was going to get it. And that drove her crazy. We didn't tell anyone for a while. Then her personality started changing. She was a real bubbly person who could talk to anybody. She could get into any conversation. And gradually that ebbed off. From that time on it was a continual decline. How would you characterize your experience with the healthcare system? Our family doctor retired. Some of the doctors now, they don't want nothing to do with it, they don't know about Alzheimer's and they don't want to take them (Alzheimer's patients). It is hard, because, where my wife is, she can't tell us, "I'm hurting here, I'm hurting there, this is what's wrong." There wasn't a whole lot they could do. Going to the doctor was more for my benefit, and for finding medications that would allow her to get rest. Now we do that part over the phone. |
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