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You just got your PET scan: Do I have Dementia?
There has been a lot of talk about is it LBD or is it Alzheimers or Parkinsons or do I have anything at all? Well not knowing can be a hell unto itself so I...
There has been a lot of talk about is it LBD or is it Alzheimers or Parkinsons o...
Reminded of my mother again
I don't know why but I seem to be following my mother's path through dementia much more closely than my father's....
I don't know why but I seem to be fol...
LBD: A Study in Dualities
Lewy Body Dementia or LBD has so many things it does to really screw with the patient it can boggle the mind. At first blush, the up and down cycles we have...
Lewy Body Dementia or LBD has so many things it does to really screw with the pa...
Does Rivastigmine have sedative effects?
Hi. My Dad has Alzheimer's, more specifically we were told it is Lewy Body Dementia, officially diagnosed in January 2018. He has been on rivastigmine...
Hi. My Dad has Alzheimer's, more specifically we were told it is Lewy Body Demen...
Us VS Them: How Type-A dementia patients and their loved ones see their decline
Preamble: I hope you read this. Creating this stupid #$%^ graph about kicked my ass before I even got to writing. If for no other reason than respect for the...
Preamble: I hope you read this. Creating this stupid #$%^ graph about kicked my ...
Brothers from another mother
Jeff and I feel we are descending into a darkness from which we may not return. This has been going on for months now. I don't believe its a first for Jeff...
Jeff and I feel we are descending into a darkness from which we may not return....
Tomorrow, the sign in my window shall read....
Explainer: I am at the end of my mental rope. I know I will be better tomorrow after lots of sleep and even more mind-altering substances but right now, I feel...
Explainer: I am at the end of my mental rope. I know I will be better tomorrow a...
The Final Ride of Jeffs Grilled Hawaiian Teriyaki TriTip
I have been asked to document how I do or make certain things as the dementia gets worse. At first I thought I idea dumb but nowadays, it often feels like each...
I have been asked to document how I do or make certain things as the dementia ge...
It’s not easy being a houseplant
If you know someone with dementia, you may have wondered why they sometimes wander around the house. Why they seem so restless. Why they’re always getting into...
If you know someone with dementia, you may have wondered why they sometimes wand...
My first movie release for demented people
As anyone with dementia will tell you, any normal movies are too hard to follow and by the time we sort out one plot element, we have missed two more and spend...
As anyone with dementia will tell you, any normal movies are too hard to follow ...
Navigating the choppy seas of my reality
Warning: probably value-free content ahead. Read at your own risk. Keep hands and arms inside the ride at all times. Not legal in the state of Arkansas and any...
Warning: probably value-free content ahead. Read at your own risk. Keep hands an...
I don’t know how to help
Monday morning started out fairly typically. We had our cereal for breakfast, Karen did a few things around the house, I stayed out of the way as much as...
Monday morning started out fairly typically. We had our cereal for breakfast, Ka...
People can ask for what seem like the simplest of things...
People mean well. I get it. I also get their attempt at making me feel useful by asking me to do what would have been meaningless tasks under any other...
People mean well. I get it. I also get their attempt at making me feel useful by...
Party Time?
One of the things that I truly despise about this walk with my unwelcome friend is the many, many things that you have done all your life that you are now...
One of the things that I truly despise about this walk with my unwelcome friend ...
When you have dementia, bummer situations are not hard to come by...
I don't know if its just easier to get your hopes up when you have dementia but regardless of how or why, it doesn't take much for a situation to seem worse...
I don't know if its just easier to get your hopes up when you have dementia but...
Well, that's just great...
I don't know what deity that I pissed off in some prior life but this LBD stuff is starting to suck. Not the symptoms or inevitable house-plant status, those...
I don't know what deity that I pissed off in some prior life but this LBD stuff ...
Holy cr@p, validation....sort of.
Folks who know me or read the stuff I wrote: (f'rinstance https://healthunlocked.com/alzheimer-support/posts/141113587/dementia-cannabis-update ) know that I...
Folks who know me or read the stuff I wrote: (f'rinstance https://healthunlocked...
I need some help with animation
I need some help with animation. Specifically I would like to know if anyone knows of ANY animation software for beginners. My goal is not to make cartoons per...
I need some help with animation. Specifically I would like to know if anyone kno...
Elderly Mum with Vascular Dementia Having Unresponsive Episodes
My 95 year old Mum who came home from hospital a few days ago after suffering a UTI had an unresponsive episode when the carer went in to put her to bed....
My 95 year old Mum who came home from hospital a few days ago after suffering a ...
The Dementia Zone
So often the symptoms of dementia are the usual suspects most talked-about such as memory loss, hallucinations/delusions and so on. However as any patient will...
So often the symptoms of dementia are the usual suspects most talked-about such ...
As a geek I can see the end of the road coming..
Not death but rather the point beyond which I will be 100% useless for technical things. Since that is the only major skillset I have and have had for decades,...
Not death but rather the point beyond which I will be 100% useless for technical...
Do we understand
For the caregivers out there, what do you believe your understanding of the demented persons understanding and feelings during their worst times? I know I...
For the caregivers out there, what do you believe your understanding of the deme...
The Dementia Zone
The last one was for patients.... This is for caregivers or anyone tasked with caring for a person with dementia. We do our best to put our best face forward...
The last one was for patients.... This is for caregivers or anyone tasked with c...
How much do you actually cry?
Had a weird bit or bout of realization today, still not sure what to make of it so I wanted to ask the few patients still posting: How often do you actually...
Had a weird bit or bout of realization today, still not sure what to make of it ...
Happy 4th of July to all dementia patients
From the nuts at Living with Lewy Bodies...have a mellow and safe one. I made this stupid video to celebrate having my mind back for a while......
From the nuts at Living with Lewy Bodies...have a mellow and safe one. I made th...
Dementia / Cannabis Update
This is one of the most difficult posts I have had to write, mostly because I \"had\" to. Allow me to explain and I promise by the end you will not only...
This is one of the most difficult posts I have had to write, mostly because I \"...
Simple observation on memory loss...
This will be short but its my two cents on something I realized I misunderstood all my life WRT a classic symptom of dementia. Anyone who has a member of the...
This will be short but its my two cents on something I realized I misunderstood ...
Analogies
Of late, my mind has been inundated with analogies for the process demented minds (at least the DBL mind) take on a journey from the genesis of an idea to its...
Of late, my mind has been inundated with analogies for the process demented mind...
Just when you thought you were off the hook for responsibilities....
Caveat Viewor: I apologise as the picture would seem to have nothing to do with the article below. I used it because I could not find *any* picture that really...
Caveat Viewor: I apologise as the picture would seem to have nothing to do with ...
Losing my dad bit by bit to dementia
My Dad aged 87years has been totally independent and very mobile - still driving and shopping etc until 10 Dec 2018...when something happened?? A fall or some...
My Dad aged 87years has been totally independent and very mobile - still driving...
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