Dr. Julia Basso studies the effect dancing and movement have on brain health. She says (and I quote loosely) that even watching dance has a positive impact. Watch this YouTube video interview for more from Dr. Basso on what she has documented about the healing power of movement. Full disclosure Dr. Basso is my dearContinue reading “The impact of dance”
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Burt’s on top of it
The “job search” seems to have ended in a mystery job. Mystery to me, at least, but it is vague to Burt as well. He wants me to get him business cards (albeit they’re round, as he describes them). He assigns numbers to his staff, and I am #1 tomorrow, then #2 the next day,Continue reading “Burt’s on top of it”
Going Up
Burt is cognitively more engaged these last couple of weeks. The rescheduled morning meds might be partially responsible. Of course, I am grading on a curve. Burt’s daughter asked me about the multiple wives over the weekend. This reminded me that it appeared that he recognized me more often. There are still occasions when heContinue reading “Going Up”
Still working it out
The dominant theories right now include
Feeling Useful
The desire to help out is about being able to still be a part of the life we had. It’s natural to want to contribute as you once did. This has been a thread in one of my support groups. It has belatedly turned on that old light bulb (duh). “Aha, that explains why BurtContinue reading “Feeling Useful”
Taking it to the streets
We are still scheduled to walk virtually with CaringKind on Oct 19th in CentralPark. You may throw some support to Team Burt here at the link for a fundraising page for sponsorship of our passive walking: https://give.caringkindnyc.org/fundraiser/5610000 Promoting or joining othet walks: The Alzheimer’s Association has walks all across the country. Their Manhattan walk isContinue reading “Taking it to the streets”
Who?
I was going to stop posting or post more discriminately. Then… This morning, Burt was doing his who are you little darling routine. It’s his memory game in which I hear about the other wives and often how badly I treat him. Today, we reconciled. I recounted our many years together. So far, all quiteContinue reading “Who?”
On Repeat
This is our life is getting to be a bit repetitious. We manufacture our own excitement when dealing with Lewy but there’s all that shucking and diving, ducking and jiving. And lots of calls to say again. On Saturday I ignored Burt who did not settle down again last night and listened to 2 ConanContinue reading “On Repeat”
Drama
Who needs the theater when Burt is so dramatic.* His declaration that we’ll all be dead if we go this way or that might (or not) be out of a sincere fear. It is, however, always on cue. Going out is still fraught with lord knows what, but he doesn’t fail at making it anContinue reading “Drama”
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