Vicki Soukup saw her mother-in-law metamorphose over a matter of weeks from a proper, British-born woman of taste to a bewildered invalid who no longer recognized her own family. The disease struck like Alzheimer’s in fast-forward. Her mother-in-law grew confused and agitated and then quickly declined. Over one weekend, the young-looking and active 75-year-old “lost the ability to toilet herself, bathe herself. She lost all orientation with reality,” Vicki Soukup recalled. “Her mind just got fried.”... Read more