Diane raised two girls, helped her husband with his business, and volunteered in her community. She was a beautiful seamstress making the girls formal dance dresses when they were in high school. She also did acrylic painting, woodworking and other funcreative projects. Looking back, Jen thinks it’s entirely possible that her Mom Diane started showing symptoms of memory loss in mid 1995. She would take orders from clients but not write down directions or due dates. This problem became increasingly worse over the years. Diane was very concerned about ending up like her Mother who at the time was in the latter stages of Alzheimers.This led to denial and hiding as many of the symptoms of her disease for as long as possible.Jen would like to think that Diane would be thrilled tobeable to help other people with memory loss and their families through this podcast. It’s the kind of thing should would have done in her better memory days.

Misty is a 9 year old black miniature poodle who lives with Diane in the memory care community. She has 2 dog friends there and is adored by just about every resident. She one over the few cat lovers after just a short time living there! Misty has learned how toget the residents to share their meals with her so she can avoid the boring dog food that she’s supposed to eat. Misty is the sparkle in Diane’s eye, a reason to greet every new day. Diane’s family was thrilled and grateful tofind a community that would accept both Mom and her dog.