My biggest fear in our journey down this path of Alzhiemer's and Parkinsons is that Richard will forget who I am. This fear came true tonight. He woke up with a dry hacky cough and was not passing any air throughout his lungs. I did chest physiotherapy, his medications and a nebulizer treatment and gave him so hot mint green tea. He was disoriented to place and who I was. Although he did ask me to keep working the late shift.LOL. My heart did break though. It took him awhile to remember my name... Sign in to see full entry.