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Thank you everyone! I really appreciate your responses and the information is extremely helpful. I will forward the information on to some members (not all) of my family who are fighting the issue of Dad being sent to a Nursing Home and to those who have started pointing the finger of blame to his has been carer for the past 6 years - my Mum. I have endured a lot throughout my life but seeing Dad's existence being eaten away with this disease is the worse pain I can honestly say I have experienced. There'll always be that point where you're in denial of what's happening from when you see that moment of 'hope' where Dad recognizes you, kisses you and holds you again, the same way he did many years ago...but then - pow - it disappears once more, he may raise his voice and get angry with you because he all of a sudden doesn't remember why or what he just did, or the reason he did it, and the realization comes back to what is really happening. The seperation this has caused to a once 'close' family is dreadful and it breaks my heart to see such bitterness appear from somewhere that I can't connect to nor reason with. All I can do is keep hoping that one day, we can all come together again with a proper understanding and live the way Dad wanted us to - happy! I read a book last year called 36hr Day which did help me somewhat to understand Dad's behaviour, and helped me take care of him, while giving Mum a break in that once a year visit I manage to make. I guess all I'm looking for now is a miracle cure....
Thanks again to Mollie, Chewy and Dave - I sincerely appreciate the time you took to respond.