grandma, memory, europe

My family has a history of alzhimers. My Grandma, Great Grandma, Uncle, and others before them have all had it. It is one thing to be told you are going to have an illness when you get older and it is another when you see what it is like. My grandmother resently started showing signs of alzhimers. It is really sad. CUTE, but sad. Normally people get annoyed when they cant remember things fast enough, or remember a persons name. BUT, it is much more difficult on the person with alzhimers. Gram feels so horrible when she cant remember something, ashamed even. She feels like an inconvenience, going to an from the pool on tuesdays and thursdays is even scary because she forgets where she was going, or she might stop to get gas and then come home before going to the pool! My mom is handling it pretty well right now, but what about when Gram cant remember who we are... i hope it doesnt get that bad. I hate thinking about the day my mom gets the illness and forgets me. Gram and Grandpa went to Europe in April. It was exciting to look at the pictures... but grandma had a hard time with showing them to us without grandpa, she couldnt remember where these places were .. or even that she had been there. The things she did remember though, she embraced and made sure to tell us at least 2 times. I Love her so.