NO SECRETS!!!

Oh my, how hard it must have been for David, trying to appear the same, ......and yet ....... his life was in a fog..., and he didn't know 'why?'. We thought and hoped his eyes were the problem. It was easy for us to say that he had a problem with his eyes, but after we had the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, it was a different story. My first thought was, "don't tell anyone"; this didn't last long (about a year though)...... I'm pretty much an open book..... , and .... my best friend advised me to tell everyone, and for that advice, I am so grateful!!!!!
We sent a letter to our friends, letting them know that David had Alzheimer's. The response we received was absolutely overwhelming with love, concern and caring...... no more covering up, hiding.... or any of the negative things we do when we're trying to hide something.... .... honesty is the ONLY way to go!!!

The anticipation of telling our children was HORRIBLE!
I remember driving to Houston, to our daughter's house, ... and I cried and cried! David thought I had a cold..and that was good, he was going through enough, he didn't need to worry about me. .
I ask David if he wanted me to tell Karen and Jeff, and he said, "NO, I want to tell our children"....... So he did!
Even though she was suspecting Alzheimer's...... , I know when her dad blurted out, "I have Alzheimer's"..... this was horrible news for her to hear!! ..
We then told our son, Jeff and his family. They weren't surprised, but of course....very sad. This was a terrible time for all of us and we had to find a new 'normal life'.....(if there is one)!

The bottom line is: tell everyone the TRUTH.......I can not begin to tell you how good it was to hear from all of our friends and family, and to hear the positive and uplifting response from them......GOD IS GOOD!