I am the type of person who, when I decide to do something, I DO IT. I like to get something started and FINISH it. I mean, not like big projects , heaven knows the wine rack/shelf unit I wanted to clean and repaint sat in disarray for a year before it finally got done and reassembled… But in general – if there are dishes to be washed, I wash them. If there is laundry to be done, I clean it. If there is a bill to be paid, I write out the check and take it to the post office. Which is one reason that dealing with someone with Alzheimer’s can be so frustrating. Because, as I am learning more every day, when you are interacting with someone whose memory is compromised, it is not about the end result, it is about the DOING. The activity. The time spent having something worthwhile, something soothing, something meaningful to accomplish – that is the goal. Not the finished product. The task that first brought this to my attention was a puzzle. There were som