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Once we got the first MCI diagnosis, I knew that Woody would be changing. How quickly, I didn’t know, I just knew it’d come and I needed to prepare. I did what you’d expect: I began to identify and gather … Read More
There are many stages of this dementia journey and different models outlining the progression in “phases” from three (mild, moderate, severe) to four (early, middle, late, and death) and seven (see below). Each of these are geared to the patient … Read More
Since my husband’s MCI diagnosis from the Neurology NP nearly two years ago, I’ve downloaded nearly 60 book samples on living with dementia into my kindle and read a dozen or so of them. I read the sample first, buy … Read More
Early on, it occurred to me that keeping Woody mentally active would be important. We’d made good friends during the years we sang with the hospice choir, so I reached out to them. “Would you come for a short visit?” … Read More
I’ve come up with FIVE gerunds that describe how I’m dealing with this journey. (Finding and owning, asking and using, educating and reading, identifying and meeting, and finding again. More on each of these as time goes on). I’m enjoying … Read More
I promised to be back at the dawn of 2025, didn’t I? It’s April as I write this, long past dawn; it’s more like mid-morning. Here in northern Vermont the snows are melting, the rain is pelting, and the mud … Read More
Life was so much simpler back when that divide between “Us” and “Them” was obvious, easy. In my early years, I was among “the saved” while the rest of the world were, quite literally, “going to hell.” How surprised I … Read More
For some time now I’ve been thinking how easily President Biden’s occasional stuttering – his repetition of a sound within the word, his choice of a word that doesn’t quite fit, or his unexpected pausing at a word — has … Read More
If you’re just coming to this story, here are the links to the earlier posts: Part 1: The Saga Begins Part 2: So Close and Yet So Far Part 3: Moving the Money Part 4: Human Trafficking? Part 5: The … Read More