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Thanks, Michelle.
P.S. The local police department are familiar with us by now. We live in a small town, and George insisted that I call "911" on other occasions. On each of those occasions, he was convinced that he was dying--and he has that fear all the time. I try to tell him not to be afraid of dying because he has lived a full life. (Trying to continue to live a full life is unrealistic at this point, for both the caregiver and loved one--unless one redefines the meaning of living a full life. If one accepts that living fully means living purposefully, then we caregivers can still live a "full" life even though our days of traveling; going to the opera, a play and the symphony; or just going to a cafe for a cup of coffee, etc, are over. There are few challenges greater than being a dementia caregiver.)