Table 5A.

Selected Participant Statements Reflecting the Theme of Personal Knowing

Statements of Personal Knowing
I took care of my momma who had it; we both did (pointed to another sister)
My cousin was telling me, because her husband has it
My mom couldn’t talk to us
You get it from your folks
My dad made up words
I took care of my aunt; she spent six years dyin from it
Four years my wife and I took care of her
Yea sure; your brain gets those things in it; everything gets clogged up
Everyone knows you can’t remember words”, “It’s a physical thing in the brain”, and “Yep; that [brain] is where all the problem is
I saw my wife’s sister suffer from it; and you become someone else. I would hate that to happen.