Thank you for writing-I wish your family and your father well. My first husband died of an aggressive lung cancer-I know that it’s a difficult disease, but I hope that your father finds treatments that bring him a measure of comfort.

Helena, your comments touched me deeply—I’m thrilled by how many people send their best to Ed as well as to me, and who feel as though they know him a little as a result of “I Still Do.” Your comment about our wishes for a “good” death, as you’ve so eloquently described it, is certainly something I wish for. Thank you for your support and very kind words.

I hope your experiences, and those of others who have kindly taken the time to write to me, continue to spread the word about the disease and the affect it has on so many individuals and families. It’s a disease that impacts many for each person who is diagnosed. I wish you and your mother well, Ali.

Thank you so much for your caring comments, Silvia. I was very touched by your comment about your grandmother’s notebooks—AD is such a heartbreaking disease. Please let your friends know about your experiences—it’s one important way to help increase awareness and understanding. Thank you for writing.