Or had a friend or family member with this disease? I'm the main caregiver for my father in law who is somewhere between Stages 5 and 6. He lives with us and we moved our oldest daughter into his house almost 2 years ago. He's not terrible yet but has his really bad days/weeks. This disease is so horrible, watching what was a proud intelligent man turn back into a child who, at times, can't form a complete sentence. Looking back now we should have seen the signs but we thought it was his typical stubborn nature paired with the aging, but the signs WERE there. It makes the hubby mad because a mans inclination is to FIX the problem, but this time he can't and he doesn't know how to deal with it. I try to coach but I'm new at this too and swimming in un-chartered territory. It's really a tough pill to swallow when you have to convince him that the men digging the hole next to his bed are harmless and will be done soon.....