Lewy Body dementia

Dementia in all it's forms

Stealing skills

Battering the brain

Loosing our loved ones 

Causing confusion

Disguises as depression

Ruthless with Robin

Read about Robin Williams and his Lewy Body Dementia.

 Huffington Post

The Guardian

I'm sorry

Teepa Snow always has such good information to help us caregivers do it better.
Please watch this video.
I'm Sorry

Jim

Please hold in your hearts Jim and Karen and their children.
 
Jim passed away this week from Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease.
He could have been my younger brother: a healthy, intelligent, active guy with a wife and two children. 
Alzheimer's is NOT just an old person's disease.
Alzheimer's is NOT a normal part of aging.
Alzheimer's is a thief, it steals and steals.

We are Missing Jim.  (That was the title of Karen's blog, it has since been taken down.)

misspeak

Thank you Kate Swaffer for all you do.

Go read her list! HERE

two years without her

Two years ago, Mom died.  I was just sitting here thinking of what to write in this post and my brother called.

He called just because he was thinking of me.  He didn't remember what day it was.  I told him I was just thinking about him too.

We shared news of the joys that are in our lives.  We rejoiced in our children and grandchildren.

He told me not to cry, and go do a happy dance for Mom.  So I'm going to dance around today and wiggle my butt in my too tight jeans, and think happy thoughts about Mom.