Thanks, folks.
It's weird, but even a few comments like those from people I don't even know ... helps.
Alzheimer's is a bloody awful way to go, though. At least John's wife was a nurse.

Right ... sorry. Bracing up.

I shall talk my usual cr@p tomorrow. Sorry to have shared my personal grief, but sharing has actually helped. Bizarre, this web-thing. Its a safety valve.

Bless y'all ^