Days With My Father's Ghost!

At the early age of 55, my father, who was also a recent widower, was the first person in my family to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's. With me being an only child, his disease and care became my sole responsibility, placed right on top of all the other demanding roles that life had given me. I was also a single mother, an ex-wife, small business owner and alone. My support system consisted of a few close friends, but no family nearby.

Close to a year after my father was diagnosed, I began a j...