My Father Bill Moran passed away in 2016 from Alzheimer's. I looked up to him and shared many interests with him-my love of professional football, history and architecture. I loved the conversations we use to have and watching the games with him. In his sixties he developed diabetes and then Alzheimer's and I saw him slowly slipping away from my Mom and I. Towards the end it was very hard as I looked into my Fathers eyes and when he looked at me there was no recognition, the gleam in his eyes was gone. He was down to one- and two-word responses, and this was so sad from a man that could have a conversation with you and share so much knowledge.
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