Commentary: Alzheimer’s takes their mind, bureaucracy takes their dignity

Commentary: Alzheimer’s takes their mind, bureaucracy takes their dignity

The tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t just the lives it takes but how the disease can rob patients of their personalities and their ability to function. One of my patients who suffers from late-stage Alzheimer’s carries a baby doll wherever she goes. She cares for it as she would her child or grandchild, refusing the food she is served to instead feed it to the doll. She has lost so much weight that we made the difficult decision to take the…