Slipping Away - One man's battle with Alzheimer's

A first-hand account of a daughter seeing her father slowly slip away.

The story of one man's battle with Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disease that gradually deteriorates the brain.

To witness such a strong, independent man, renowned for his irrepressible zest for life, slip away bit by bit into one that struggled with his children's names is heart-breaking but a story that should be told.

There were funny moments along the way and we still don't know if we laughed hysterically at these because they were genuinely funny, or because if we didn't laugh we'd simply crack up.