My Tribute page

Welcome to this place. Its a special one, dedicated to my grandpa. He had to be the most special person along with my grandma.
Aug. 7, 1913 - Nov. 8, 1998	Tribute for a man Think of any man, warm, tender, a family man, but most importantly, a father. My grandpa passed on here on November 8th at 10:10 pst and drifted off to final peace. He had Alzheimers, a disease which takes the memories of a lifetime and leaves the person that ravages it a vegetable, with no memory of family and friends. Sometimes the person is aware that there is someone important to them, but doesn't realize that although the person may be right in front of them, that that is the person that they love. I saw this occur too. My grandpa thought my grandma was a nurse and asked after her. This was a blow to her. I know she suffered a great deal as my grandpa's memory deteriorated. After being married for 53 years, it was a relief that he finally has passed on. Okay I know that might seem harsh but if you knew the pain the family was in when he was suffering you would agree aswell ... The family of the Alzheimers patient goes through a great deal of stress dealing with this. There were several occasions that my Grandpa got up in the middle of the night and left the house, thinking there was some place he should be. He was brought back home, confused and dazed. My grandma, loving woman that she is, kept him with her until she felt it was neccesary to place him where he could get better care and it was really stressful for her. My grandma is the strongest woman I know. What she did by placing him in a nursing home was because of her deep love for my grandpa.
These are links to various Alzheimers pages both by individuals whose family has had dealings with the disease and with several organizations. Canadian Alzheimers organization An alzheimers Journal More Alzheimers links Austin Texas Alzheimers site For the family of Alzheimer patients	My grandpa lived his life to the fullest and spent everyday doing something with his family. If I could equate his life with a song it would be' The Dance" by Garth Brooks "And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance"