There is so much pain to endure when watching a loved one suffer with Alzheimer's disease. 

There is the pain of perpetual grief. 

There is the raw wound of continual loss. 

There is the struggle to preserve dignity and the desire to respect the present and cling to the past. 

However, in the midst of the heartache there is a small glimmer of light that exists to remind us of the things that Alzheimers can't take away.... The warmth of a touch, the importance of smiles, laughter, and the knowledge of what it truly means to experience unconditional love and acceptance