FW: Every body / A very long note. RE: Vera and Barb caregiving-Ann Pooles

[Guest guest]

Barb, Thank you for that wonderful note. I can really feel your deep love for Ralph, and his for you. You were lucky to have each other for so long.

No one deserves to have this disease in their lives, and it adds a dimension to life that no one should know. I am sure everyone on this list remembers the day when the terrible diagnosis polluted their lives--how life as you knew it was over. For those of us who have lost our loved ones and for those who are still lucky enough to be caring for them, and most of all, for those who are enduring this insidious disease, we are all deeply moved by this ugly black fog that steers us in the wrong direction but never keeps us there forever. I love the way everyone on this list has entered this awful place and found love and understanding. Debbie