How to Adapt and Care for My Wife With Progressive Alzheimer's?

Linky asked...

My son is the co-care giver for my wife (and me sometimes). We are having a little difficulty with this process as we have a difference of opinion on how to properly be caregivers when it comes to eliminating or organizing her personal possessions like hankies, underwear, socks, nail polish or jewelry. One of us believes in organizing and narrowing down the choices, the other believes in leaving things as they are because they are important memories of who gave them to her, brings her pleasure, enjoyment and security and if she doesn't see the item, she could forget all those good memories and therefore should not be changed or removed. One of us believes that Mother should continue to use paper towels to clean up as she always has and the other is trying to get her to use the more enviromental cloth towels.

The other personality change is outward emotion. Mother used to cry at a sad movie or a sad story. Now, she shows that she feels sad but she no longer cries about anything no matter how sad. Is this a common Alzheimer trait?

Mother is also very pleasant and easy and we are very thankful. She still takes care of herself even though her memory is at the instance level and occasionaly she will express a thought about a past occurence or person.