Ann Luckey suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Jim Luckey is her caregiver...Alzheimer's Reading Room
"It’s not measles and it’s not contagious and it’s not fattening," said 83 year old Ann Luckey in a letter to friends announcing she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
“It’s almost like you have leprosy or something,” said Jim Luckey husband of Ann Luckey.
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