Laurie Graham Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My husband is leaving me. No dramas, no slammed doors - well, OK, a few slammed doors - and no suitcase in the hall, but there is another woman involved. Her name is Dementia.”

“With Alzheimer's, recent memory is affected first. At the start, you count the memory loss in days, then hours - then in minutes. But there's also an insidious backward creep of deterioration.”

“Dementia is quite unlike cancer or heart disease or any of those other conditions where you bargain with God for a cure or even just a bit more time.”

“Far more than dreading ending up in a care home myself, I dread having to put my husband in one.”

“I hate to think I ever make my husband frightened or unhappy, but I suspect I do.”

“I have a magpie mind, by which I mean I see and hear little things - photos, fragments of conversation - and store them away for future use.”

“I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly low flame.”

“I'm married to an American, and although we live in Europe, I think of myself as an honorary American.”

“I'm married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about.”

“I've always jealously guarded my feminine mystique. I've been married twice, and neither of my husbands has ever seen me put my face on.”