Dear Dad, I’m so proud of you! I can’t believe you’ve been hiding this incredible gift for painting. Or, perhaps, Alzheimer’s unlocked this gift just as it took others away. Your paintings seem to surprise you, too. I love the expression on your face in the picture—-a smirk that suggests a part of you can’t…
Category: Alzheimer’s
The Diaper Project
Dear Extended Family of Alzheimer’s Patients in Medellin, Colombia, Te amo. Today, I heard all about you from Dr. Reiman, director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He took time away from his family on a Sunday afternoon to tell me about yours. Dios, your story and struggle es muy dificil y triste….
Fairy Tales & Buzzard Tails
Dear People of the World, I want you to know my father, Dr. Beauregard Lee Bercaw, because he lived a Fairy Tale. Not the Disney kind, though. More like one of those magical, unbelievable and tragic tales from Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grim. In fact, my dad read me those stories as if…