Just think: people decided one day that a day should be set aside for motherhood and fatherhood. What a great concept that is.

Some people, when they die, leave so much life behind that we wonder how they did it.

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

Alzheimer's disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape.

America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us.

I think that nothing teaches you more about life than death and dying.

I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling.