The Heartbreak of Alzheimer's is a true account of how Alzheimer's disease affected the author's husband, his family and friends. It describes the first noticeable symptoms and, as the disease progressed, the gradual deterioration of his cognitive skills. It relates how the disease was diagnosed in February, 1996; how the family coped with it, and the heart-wrenching decision to place him in a care center in May, 2001. The author relates how he was sent to a psychiatric hospital in Marietta for treatment and five days later she received an affidavit from the Washington County Court stating...