Alzheimer's disease man advises Senate

Dennis Kroucik of Elyria told a Senate subcommittee yesterday that he thought his life was over when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 56.

''I lost my job and had to give up my car keys. I felt humiliated and useless, and I didn't want to get up in the morning,'' the Elyria man said. ''I was angry, depressed and scared that I would lose my independence.''