A mum with Alzheimer's had the most heartwarming reaction when she was reminded that she had been married for 40 years. <br /><br />Patti Bell, 65, from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA was first diagnosed with the disease in 2021 but was showing early signs in her mid 50s.<br /><br />Her daughter Molly Bell Deaton, 43, managed to capture the beautiful moment whilst in the waiting room after a neurologist appointment.<br /><br />Molly, who works as an operations manager, said: "My dad had gone to the bathroom after the appointment, so we were just waiting on him to come back.<br /><br />"My mum is tethered to my dad, he's the only person she knows by name, so she gets quite anxious when he isn't around.<br /><br />"I reminded mum of this and she said how much she loved him, and how he's the greatest and just saying how wonderful he was. <br /><br />"Because she was going on and on, I pulled my phone out and caught the end of it when I reminded her that she has been married to him for 40 years.<br /><br />"That's when you got her great reaction in the video.”<br /><br />Molly has described the hard times she had to face since her mum was officially diagnosed in 2021.<br /><br />She moved into her family home for a year in 2022 to take care of her mum as her dad, Mark, had to move out temporarily to get help for alcohol addiction.<br /><br />Molly said: "It was very hard on my dad. He never had any issues with alcohol before this but a lot changed in a short space of time for him.<br /><br />"We had the pandemic and he was working from home more so I think he was noticing mum get worse a lot more.<br /><br />"So I moved in for about a year on and off, but for four months, I was there 24/7 as my mum's primary caregiver.<br /><br />"Thankfully dad is back home now with her and is doing amazing. <br /><br />"He's been sober for 18 months now, he's working out and going to therapy. I'm very proud of him.<br /><br />Living with a family member who has Alzheimer's is always tough, so Molly and her family try to find the joy and happiness in every situation.<br /><br />She said: "Of course, it's a sad situation but we want to focus on the joy and the happy side.<br /><br />"We want to share that there is still joy to be had after something like this.<br /><br />"If you focus on negativity as a caregiver, it can take over and be awful.<br /><br />"The good thing is I would say mum is still happy most of the time.<br /><br />"She experiences sadness and can get tearful sometimes but overall she is happy."
