ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Revue Studios letterhead, May 4, no year but circa late 1950s or early 1960s. Letter to Mrs. Dawley, in full: "Thank you for your very kind letter you were most generous in your praise and I hope someday I can be deserving of your warm regard. You asked about Mother—I'm afraid time has taken its toll. She is in a very nice hospital although her health is reasonably good she requires constant care because her memory is gone. She is comfortable but time has dimmed her mind and now she no longer identifies me or my brother. I hate having to write this to you but she wouldn't recognize any communication from old friends. Our only solace is that we have been able to provide all possible comfort & care. Again my thanks for your kind letter & Best Regards." In fine condition. A particularly poignant letter detailing the diminished health of Nelle Wilson Reagan and her ongoing battle with Alzheimer's, a disease her son would be formally diagnosed with in August 1994. Three months after learning that he had developed Alzheimer’s, Reagan issued a public announcement in which he bravely stated that he was to 'begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life.'
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