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Alzheimer s deaths skyrocket as patients lives upended by pandemic Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press DETROIT – George Pitchford knew his wife, Bettie, a retired educator whose lively mind was lost in the fog that is Alzheimer s, was going to get worse. But he hadn t expected her to die, at least not so soon. The nursing center where she lived closed to visitors, and everything changed. George and a legion of family friends were no longer allowed to take Bettie on the walks she so greatly enjoyed. Within months, she was in a wheelchair. They saw her only through window visits or via FaceTime calls, neither of which were especially productive. ....