by
Leah
Monday, November 09 2009
It's time for a checkup...a self check of where I am in the progress of my dementia. One doctor told me that, with vascular dementia, there should be no further progression unless I have further TIA's (mini-strokes). Another told me that I could have ten good years. I took both to heart and have worked toward making my mind as... Read more
by
Leah
Wednesday, November 04 2009
A reader posed a most intriguing question to me giving me pause for thought: Would I, if I had it to do over again, want to know my diagnosis of dementia? I answered in fifty words or less...but the question begs for further exploration.
Each of us is different-that's a "duhhhh" statement if I ever heard one; but it's so... Read more
by
Leah
Tuesday, October 27 2009
This week's post is directed to those people with some form of dementia.
You are not alone. You are not going crazy. You are not losing it...well, maybe a little...but not all at once. There's still time to be YOU to live a full life.
Dementia is a diagnosis. A tragic one, to say the least. But... Read more
by
Leah
Tuesday, October 13 2009
It seems like forever since I last wrote! Just the smallest change can upset my day, my schedule. In this case, it has been a change in ouralzheimers.com's personnel. It really didn't affect me except that I will have someone new to whom to send my blog. To the normal person, this would be no big deal, but to the... Read more
by
Leah
Thursday, September 10 2009
As I get more out into the world, pushing my limits, I am finding that many whom I meet are being affected in one way or another by dementia. Most are caregivers or children with a parent or two with Alzheimers. Many others are dealing with old age dementia in their parent(s). I am fortunate to meet the people who are able to... Read more