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Once Gramp was dressed, fed, and around people for awhile, he made a remarkable daily comeback and was able to function in his own world.

Gramp sits on his bed.

Gramp sits on his bed with a blanket over his legs.

Finally, Gramp even forgot where his bedroom was located. He would pace the house until he was exhausted and then collapse into a deep sleep wherever he happened to be.

Photographer says, 'Gramp also was having trouble dressing himself. His tee shirt became his pants and his shoes were always on the wrong feet.'

Gramp's 'confusion' became very real when we started putting in the garden. When it came time to prepare the garden for spring planting, Gramp said to Mark, 'Do you think this guy will mind us plowing up his land?' 'It's your land, Gramp,' Mark…

We noticed that Gramp, usually a fastidious person, was not shaving very often. And when he did shave, he cut himself badly. One day Dan said he would shave him and Gramp agreed. And from then on he always looked for 'One of those guys' when he…

Then over a period of approximately twelve months, Gramp, the shy, overly polite man, became an outspoken lion. 'When did you become such a chunk?' he asked one of Nink's overweight friends, 'Sure hate to have you sit on me.'

Yet looking back, there certainly were plenty of warning signs. One day Gramp parked his car at home and never drove it again.

Photograph of a family picnic.