Hi. My name is Carlos Gibbons, husband and caregiver for Gloria Jean Gibbons; wife, lover, confidant and wonderful woman for the past fifty years. About 45 of those years were happy, normal, and filled with the joys and sorrows that make up the average American family life. About five years ago, I and the immediate family realized that Jean, my wife, was having some difficulties in remembering and in repetitious behaviors. We overlooked much of this at first, but soon realized she was experiencing problems beyond the realm of normalcy. Her mother lay in a semi-concious condition for ten years with a similar problem. Although Alzheimer's is not totally inherited, there seems to be some relationship between the genetic components and offspring. At any rate, families have no choice but to do whatever they can to help a loved one who has fallen to this devastating disease. Research and hope will ultimately find a cure for this fatal disease. In the meantime, we will share with the millions of other families who have loved ones with this disease, some of our experiences in hopes they will help others to cope in a way that will minimize the stresses, strains, and pains as we watch a loved one slowly pass from cognition to a state of irrational behavior. This requires the ultimate resources of the caregiver and family to help a loved one to progress through this long goodbye and slow death. We will remain optomistic and feel research will soon find a cure to Alzheimer's Disease. Let us remain faithful and give our best to the loved ones who have stood by us in times past. Carlos W. Gibbons