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My Dementia Dance

Leah
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has vascular dementia

A former teacher, majorette. A wife, mother of one, grandmother of...

Leah

Thursday, September 10, 2009
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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 ...
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    Carol Bradley Bursack
    Friday, September 11, 2009 at 08:55 AM

    Leah, this is an exhausting list for anyone to follow. The way you push yourself (and to entertain - wow!) is a great example for everyone. You combine what seems like the perfect combination of acceptance of your disease along with doing everything possible to live your life as normally as you can. I'm sure your will has a great deal to do with how well you do. You are a wonderful example to us all.

     

    Blessings,

    Carol

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    shebuddy
    Monday, September 14, 2009 at 01:20 AM

    The more I read your stories, the more I have to question the fact that you say you have Dementia. You sound perfectly normal to me. And when you say you forget things, it's, in my eyes, a normal thing everyone does.

    You are doing great! Doing parties and stuff.........geeze, my Mom wouldn't even know where to start. My hats off to ya. Wink

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