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Love, long bus rides and Alzheimer's

Originally published: October 7, 2009 11:21 AM
Updated: October 8, 2009 6:15 PM
By DENISE M. BONILLA  denise.bonilla@newsday.com

Gloria Richmond rides the bus to visit her

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Gloria Richmond rides the bus to visit her husband, David, an Alzheimer's patient, at the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility. (Nov. 18. 2007)

Fall 2007

It's lunchtime and David Richmond wants to feed himself.

A tray of pureed food is brought in to his room at John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility. His wife, Gloria, is there to help him eat but tries to let him do as much as he can by himself. David is so anxious to feed himself that he sticks his gloved hand into the mashed potatoes and gravy.

Gloria removes the gloves...

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