Dementia comes in many forms and levels. My Vascular dementia has allowed me to maintain life at the same capabilities I had when diagnosed five or six years ago. I knew my life would change further at a later time, and that time is now.

Ever so slight changes...almost unperceivable. Like, all of a sudden, one day, after taking a shower and reaching for the deodorant, I look at it and the thought runs through my mind: When did I last use deodorant? Thinking further, I remember that I am a fiend...