Expert advice

I am no expert on this disease. I play one around my house, as it were. I am as flummoxed by new behaviors as the next hapless caregiver.

We have been thrown under this bus. Each of us.

The onset of dementia in your partner can lead to confusion. His and mine. Burt and I are both lost in the whirlwinds of his LBD.

I am an observer. We have both been stricken. I often say that dementia is a disease built for two.

We’re in this together. I told Burt that a few weeks ago.

As confused as he is, he seemed to appreciate what I said.