Yes. It's so helpful to hear about others' struggles, tho so sad. When my now 75 year old husband who was officially diagnosed with Alz. in 2013, and I were house shopping, we were able to find a rancher with a fenced in back yard. I know that pet therapy is so beneficial for mentally and physically handicapped people so we got a rescue puppy. What a great decision! My husband loves to walk her around our neighborhood and play with her. She makes us both laugh which is good therapy for us both. I now have to be the one to clean up the dog deposits but am glad I can still do that. I will probably be getting a knee replacement this summer, so I'll use that activity for my rehab. 🙂 Thankfully, Lee still has a great sense of humor. She is a wonderful companion when I have to leave him alone for a couple of hours too. So far, so good. I'm trying to be grateful for how things are going most of the time as I know it's going to be getting a lot harder in the future. I know the need for caregiver at home is coming sooner than I had "planned". 🙁