I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling. Patti Davis More Quotes by Patti Davis More Quotes From Patti Davis You know, if you hang around this earth long enough you really see how things come full circle. Patti Davis full-circlecircleslong It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward. Patti Davis griefway Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around - beds, pillows, arms, laps. Patti Davis bereavementlife-lessongrief [On her father, Ronald Reagan:] How do you argue with someone who states that the people who are sleeping on the grates of the streets of America 'are homeless by choice'? Patti Davis sleepfatheramerica Christopher Reeve understood that everything begins with hope. His vision of walking again, his belief that he would be able to in his lifetime, towered over his broken body. Patti Davis broken-promisesbroken-heartvision Stories live in your blood and bones, follow the seasons and light candles on the darkest night-every storyteller knows she or he is also a teacher. Patti Davis lightteachernight I often imagine what it would be like if my father were still here to mark his 100th birthday, if Alzheimer's hadn't clawed away years, possibilities, hopes. What would he think of all the commemorations and celebrations? Patti Davis alzheimersfatherthinking My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer's started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest because that person is aware that they're losing awareness. And I think that that's why my father started growing more and more quiet. Patti Davis alzheimersfatherthinking Politics isn't what defines a person, and it shouldn't define a relationship. I made the mistake of letting that intrude on my relationships. Patti Davis personsmademistake That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched. Patti Davis legacyearthheart The memories stayed with him for so long, and stayed vivid. And it didn't matter to me that he'd already repeated that before. I could hear it forever. Patti Davis forevermemorieslong I would not call myself a veteran conspiracy theorist. Or an obsessed one. I pretty much peaked on the whole conspiracy theory thing in the '60s, with the grassy knoll, who really killed JFK, and who ordered the hit on Lee Harvey Oswald. Patti Davis veteranobsessedconspiracy I had this odd sibling rivalry with America. Patti Davis siblingbrotheramerica My father, for his part, was not a man to begrudge anyone a divergent opinion; he'd have been fine if I had written some articles disagreeing with his policies, or even given interviews, as long as I was respectful and civil. Patti Davis menlongfather Just think: people decided one day that a day should be set aside for motherhood and fatherhood. What a great concept that is. Patti Davis motherhoodpeoplethinking It's one thing to show your love for someone when everything is going fine and life is smooth. But when the 'in sickness and in health' part kicks in and sickness does enter your lives, you're tested. Your resilience is tested. Patti Davis sicknessresiliencedoe Loss teaches you to figure things out as they come along. Patti Davis teachfiguresloss it ultimately doesn't matter which disease gnaws away at the body - it looks the same. The flesh surrenders, grows exhausted, and the eyes ask why. Patti Davis eyedyingage Alzheimer's disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape. Patti Davis alzheimerslocksdoors And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else. Patti Davis false-hopeabsence
