by Kathryn CaseyMy mom, LaVerne, died of Alzheimer's in June 2006. She'd been ill for nine years, and it was horrific.My mother (here in a very old picture of the two of us) was hard-working, loving, articulate and funny. She enjoyed reading, dancing with my father, and she relished a good laugh. Mom was a secretary and one of the few women in our suburban neighborhood who worked outside the house. She never really liked cleaning or cooking, but...
