This is an interview done with a 67 year old man named Bill. He is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease.

C= clinician
B= Bill

C: Hi Bill, how are you today?

B: Hi, I'm ok.

C: My name is Andrea, I am a speech therapist, and I just want to sit and chat with you, if that is ok.

B: Sure

C:Can you tell me your full name?

B: William Frank Jones

C: Ok, good. Now, can you tell me the name of your daughter who brought you here today?

B: Um, I have a daughter, but I can't remember her name. She's out in the waiting room.

C: Yes, I spoke to her eariler. Where do you live? Can you tell me your address?

B: I live in a blue house on a long street beside a church.

C: Do you know your house number or zip code?

B: No.

C: Ok, tell me how old you are?

B: I'm 67, and I'll be 68 in October.

C: What day in October?

B: Um, well, sometime in the middle.

C: Ok, good. Now, tell me about your job, where did you work before you retired?

B: I worked in the coal mines for 50 years. I worked my way up from $30 a month starting out to $30 an hour when I retired. I used to get up for work at 4AM every morning, and my late wife, Linda, would have breakfast ready and a sack lunch packed for me. She always made the best lunches. Every day she would pack me a bologna sandwich with cheese and mustard, crackers, carrots, and a piece of homemade dessert.

C: Wow, sound like you had a very caring wife. When did she pass away?

B: I don't know. A few years ago maybe.

C: Well I'm sorry to hear that. Bill, can you tell me what you ate for breakfast this morning?

B: Um, I think I had, no, I'm not sure. My daughter fixed it so you could ask her.

C: Ok.

To be continued.....