[Candy Annie Cane]

My nan has Alzheimer's and in a way she is the happiest she has ever been. She lost my mum, her only daughter and then her partner quite soon after which would have been devastating to anyone but because of her illness she doesn't really know the extent of the sadness.

I remember my other nan before she died said she would have preferred dementia to the physical disabilities she had, she always said she had an 18 year old mind trapped in a body that no longer worked and the frustration and anger she felt contributed to her ultimate death.

Aging, however it happens is awful. Hard for the person and hard for loved ones to watch.

Hopefully Barbara can manage the symptoms for a long time to come.