You will need to travel light, and learn how to be flexible, to find new routes to familiar places, to throw away all of the old maps, all of the old guides. You are on a trip that will demand all of your patience, your stamina, your love…. By Tom and Karen Brenner Alzheimer’s Reading Room Someone you love has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. You may feel that this is the end of life as you know it. You are probably awash in the ocean of negativity that is out there when people speak of Alzheimer’s. There is the look of pain, of sympathy, the “there but for the grace of God” attitude that well meaning friends and family feel they must convey to people living with Alzheimer’s. You will be told over and over and you will read over and over again about the walking dead, the long good bye, the loneliness, the exhaustion, the fear, the dread, the… STOP! There are always choices in life. You still have a life and you can still make choices. You can choose to be a victim, or you can choose to be victorious. Of course, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but there is a path, a way for you through the magical mystery tour that is Alzheimer’s world. Having Alzheimer’s does not have to mean that your life is over; it does mean your life will be different. We make our plans for our life: when we get to be this age, we will do this, when we have accomplished this, then we will be able to do that. Life has a funny way of changing and re-purposing our grand designs, our hopes and dreams. Alzheimer’s is not a condition that anyone wants to face or deal with, but you have been dealt these cards and now you must find a way to live with Alzheimer’s and to continue to live your life to the very best of your ability. The magical mystery tour of Alzheimer’s is all new territory, and it is different for each person.

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