For years , Marcy Sherman - Lewis went to a beauty salon in lo Joseph , unsuccessfully , every few weeks for a week and highlights . It had become something of an exercise to prepare her husband , ray Lewis , for this outing ; he has Alzheimer ’s disease , at 79 , and helping him sit and dress , insert hearing aids and oxygen into the car was a very slow process .
For years, Marcy Sherman-Lewis went to a beauty salon in St. Joseph, Mo., every few weeks for a haircut and highlights. It had become something of an ordeal to prepare her husband, Gene Lewis, for this outing; he has Alzheimer’s disease, at 79, and helping him shower and dress, insert hearing aids and climb into the car was a very slow process.