Some things I remembered this morning When Burt was in the rehab after a fall in which he broke a hip bone during a bout with Covid, he’d call me with an escape plan. He said we could meet by the front door and sneak out to go home. He’d wake his roommates yelling outContinue reading “Falling”
Category Archives: Hallucinations
Lonely
Caregiving is lonely. I’m sure I have lamented this in numerous posts. Burt seems like he’s pretty lonely, too. If you have a pwd, your person might also be feeling lonely. I need to be a bit more hands-on empathetic. It’s hard to stick with him when he’s not making sense. He’s lonely even withContinue reading “Lonely”
Alternate world
If you are living with a person with dementia and particularly this dementia, you know that your person spends much of his day in an alternate reality. There are delusions and theories that give credence to and explain them. Hallucinations are common occupants in the world of your loved one’s with LBD. Burt’s hallucinatory companionsContinue reading “Alternate world”
The little uptick
… comes with a little anxiety and agitation. His little puff of steam uphill comes with a return to other issues. Burt is a bit more anxious in his delusions; his fears are about someone hurting him. He’s more worried, whereas he seemed so contented during the big decline. I think because his world hasContinue reading “The little uptick”
this is our life 