 And they made great strides, unfortunately. Melissa Cortay, Covington, Louisiana. My father suffered with Alzheimer's and was a deacon in the Catholic Church. When he started to decline, I didn't hesitate, and I got him out of the public arena without humiliation. I love my dad that much. Okay, and you did the right thing. I did that to my mother. I had to take the car keys away and the bank book away, and I hated doing it, but I had to.