Alzheimers: Who Are the Victims?

Eunice was born in the early 1900's and was raised on a small farm near a rural town in southern Illinois. She only had one sibling, a sister. They grew up sharing the farm chores and learned that hard work and strong family ties were very important.

Eunice fell in love and married at the early age of 17, which was not uncommon during that era. Two short years later they were blessed with a baby girl they named Eudena. After Eudena was born, Eunice and her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri where Eunice's husband became an Ordained Minister in a Southern Baptist Church. Through the years, Eunice was very active with her husband in the church. They lived on a modest income, but managed to buy a home and give Eudena a nice childhood. Eudina was an only child and grew up being very close to her parents.

After she graduated high school, Eudena met a man named Paul and within a year they were married. In a couple of years they had twins, a boy and a girl. Paul landed a nice job in a construction company and soon became a supervisor. Now Eunice had two grandchildren, Eudena had two children, Paul had a great job and Eunice and her husband were doing great with their church. They all lived close to each other so they were able to keep the strong family ties that Eunice had grown up with. All was well and this was the status quo for years to come, until tragedy struck nearly 50 years later.

When Eunice was in her early 70's, her husband was struck with cancer and soon died. Eudena and Paul lived near by so they visited her often and always looked out for her well being. Within a few more years Eunice moved in with Eudena and Paul. Things were working out great. Eudena and Eunice were able to stay close, as they always had. Paul continued to prosper in his company, and the twins were happily married and doing great in their lifes. Eunice was enjoying very good health and it seemed that life would go on forever. That was the case until Eunice turned 80.