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has vascular dementia

Living With Dementia: Taking Stock of the Good Things in Life

"Life is just a bowlful of cherries!" quipped Forrest Gump.   Hogwash! Not if you have dementia! I know for a fact that life is a bowl full - but NOT of cherries! Kumquats, maybe. Slimy soupsuds, maybe. Cherries-definitely not! I discovered this week that I have had dementia for almost five years already.   Thankfully, it is... Read moreChevron
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Living With Dementia: Dealing with Life and Lifestyle Changes

I have been so remiss in writing my blog, and I do sincerely apologize. Life has not been very easy lately.. Though my level of dementia is not changing much, I am noticing changes. Some change may have been brought about from grief. That I am addressing through counseling. Some change may be from depression. That, too, is being addressed... Read moreChevron
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Living With Alhzeimer's

Hello To All:   I have been living with AD & FTD, for several years now. This disease is very unforgiving and impartial and allows no survivors. I appeared in the HBO series The Alhziemers Project. I also run a blog about my journey and invite all to come and participate. I also have guess bloggers on the site. You can find us at:... Read moreChevron
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Joseph

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I am a retired postal worker who used to coordinate care for my elderly mom.

Dementia - When Changes Occur

Dementia gradually changes the mental state of the afflicted person over time.  In the early stages of the illness very little seems wrong, perhaps just the suggestion of some memory difficulties.  As months pass there may be very little if any noticeable changes.  Then one day, something new develops that wasn't previously... Read moreChevron
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I am a retired postal worker who used to coordinate care for my elderly mom.

Dementia - Confusion, Misunderstanding and Confabulation

In the later stages of dementia, a person gets details mixed up and sometimes fabricates things from fragmented memories.  In the field of Psychiatry there is a name for this mental process called "confabulation", which is defined as: Filling in memory gaps with a falsification that a person believes to be true.  The dementia... Read moreChevron

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