Yesterday I ran into my neighbor Helen. Helen's husband Bob has Alzheimer's Disease (AD).    Two weeks ago Helen placed  Bob in a long term care facility. Helen's heart is broken.  We spent the first few minutes crying while having conversation one. We talked about how she never would have guessed that this is how she would spend her later years ---living a part from the love of her life. After talking about how she almost brought him home last night because she could not take not being with him--- she told me that a staff member from the long term care facility shared with her how Bob is very social now. Bob at home at been withdrawn and unwilling to talk to others. Now in the long term care facility he was making friends.  This is something Bob had not done in a long time. This was her sweet in the bitter.

I wonder do other people with AD become more social at some point? or is it just new surroundings?