@kjc48

Thanks for sharing your beautiful morning mantra. Our situation with George has seriously deteriorated during the past several weeks. After reading your message and looking back at the heading of this post, I realize that I have been hoping against hope that his bizarre behaviors were due to the side effects of his meds.

I now realize that denial can cloud our understanding of the disease process if we are not vigilant. Denial doesn't just happen at the intial stage of the diagnosis. It can occur at each and every step as the disease progresses. We have no control over what will happen as each day unfolds; but thanks to Karla's reminder:

" Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me." Psalm 23:4
New International Version