What Alzheimer's Language Do You Speak?

I haven't been able to see my dad for a while up until recently. I have had a cold on and off and then when I would recover one of my kids would end up sick and I was afraid I would carry that as well, so I waited until we were all well until I saw my dad again.

I visited with him the other day and I was hoping he would light up when he saw me but, of course, he did not. Although, he did look at me with an expression of love in his eyes for me. I would ask him questions and he would answer yes or no. He would actually answer correctly. If I asked him a question that required an answer other than yes or no, he would get confused and could not speak. I then realized that Alzheimer's is like learning to speak another language. It's always easier to understand the language better than it is to speak it.

Although, Alzheimer's is a cruel disease, I am also convinced that our Alzheimer's loved ones are aware and understand a lot more then we know. They just forget how to speak our language.