Ed Markey: “The poet Robert Browning once wrote, ``Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.'' Unfortunately, the ``Golden Years''…”

“The poet Robert Browning once wrote, ``Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.'' Unfortunately, the ``Golden Years'' can be the worst years for Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's and their families. We've worked with the Senate to engage in a bipartisan, constructive process with stakeholders to reach legislative language and move this bill forward. After all, Alzheimer's is an equal-opportunity disease. My father was a milkman, my mother the valedictorian. My father always said it was an honor that my mother married him and that if Alzheimer's was determined by the strength of your brain, ``Your mother would be taking care of me instead.'' He took care of her in our living room in Malden, Massachusetts for 10 years as she suffered from Alzheimer's. I'm thinking of them both today.”