The first time I saw Marilyn in the activity room of the nursing home where Mother was an Alzheimer’s patient, I thought she was a visitor.  Short graying hair, energetic movements, and a ready smile characterized her.
Then on my next visit to see Mother, I again saw Marilyn.  When I saw her a third time, I began to wonder if she was more than a frequent visitor. 
“She lives here,” a nurse said.  “Marilyn has early onset dementia.”
That was when I realized someone in their early 60s could become so stricken with Alzheimer’s she was living in this unit of the …read more