I don't know why Alzheimer's was allowed to steal so much of my father before releasing him into the arms of death. But I know that at his last moment, when he opened his eyes, eyes that had not opened… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
It's a tender and complicated dance, watching our parents age. We become protective in ways we never were before, and we study them with a mix of sadness and curiosity: Is this what we will be like when we are… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
Some people, when they die, leave so much life behind that we wonder how they did it. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
There is a version of Alzheimer's which is early onset Alzheimer's. And it's - it's horrible, because people do get it in their 50s… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
People love the way they're capable of loving-but that's not always how you want them to love or how you think they should love. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
You know, if you hang around this earth long enough you really see how things come full circle. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
Politics isn't what defines a person, and it shouldn't define a relationship. I made the mistake of letting that intrude on my relationships. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
There is a point in the grieving process when you can run away from memories or walk straight toward them. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
I think that my father would find it so confusing that people want to imitate him. Not because he didn't have confidence in who… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
