It's an emotional time...

My mother was just diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Hopefully, with the new medication available now and treatments, the cruel unstoppable trajectory of the illness will be slowed.

At least she will not have had vital younger years stolen from her as so many have suffered. She is nearly 85; with any luck, she still has several lucid years ahead of her - barring the hallucinations and acute memory loss she periodically suffers now.

Apparently some crucial research to find a prophylactic preventive measure and outright cure involves stem cell investigations.

Neither of which was allowed throughout the eight years GW was in office. Obama re-instituted respect for science and humanity - hopefully we can make up for lost time.