Welcome to this web page on Alzheimer’s disease. Whatever drew you to this site, we share a common interest. My family shared my mother’s difficult journey with Alzheimer’s for more than a decade. My sister and I have shared what we learned in our book Please Take Me Home Before Dark.

On this site I will touch base with this book periodically. Additionally, readers of this page and I will further explore a wide range of topics about Alzheimer’s disease, now afflicting more than 5.1 million persons, their friends, families and caregivers. This site, as well as our book, is dedicated to helping these persons feel: I am not alone, I am more informed, I am understood, and I have hope.

To get started, you may want to gauge your awareness of some of the facts about Alzheimer’s disease by taking a brief inventory and reviewing some answers and commentary.

Billie J. Pate is a gifted writer with published works in education and music. She has master’s degrees in social work and in education. Her professional experience includes writing, editing, training, and executive management in national organizations. She resides in Franklin, Tennessee. You may purchase her book, Please Take Me Home Before Dark, at www.insightbooks.com

Billie invites you to log in and post comments at the end of each blog entry. She looks forward to hearing from you.

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