TweetFor my grandfather, who has been gone for many years now. He was also a WW2 vet and almost lost both arms in a shelling in Italy. He died of Alzheimer's. Yet, as his memories were slowly peeled away from him and he slowly faded away, he also became an happier and happier man. He was always a happy, smiling, laughing Grandpa, but what I learned is that happiness and joy were his CORE personality traits. When he died, he died happier than anyone I have ever known.