It had not occurred to me that anyone faced with caregiving alongside a person diagnosed with dementia would not seek… help, to learn all possible. I know you would not be following along here if you were that incurious. To my utter surprise, I met a disinterested spouse recently. I gather she had gone toContinue reading “Finding out”
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Some days
My grief regimen has been to keep really busy. There are some days that the activities don’t take me out in the whirlwind. I was feeling guilty those days, and then I thought, Why? It’s ok to stay home listening to an audio book or podcasts, writing or drawing. It’s ok to just be. AtContinue reading “Some days”
To soothe
Burt loved tap and step dance, healthy Burt did. Burt during dementia gave Irish step a pass, at least he did on St. Paddy’s in 2023. I was reminded of this last night while watching a snippet of very enjoyable step dance at New York Irish Center. In deference to the many times we enjoyedContinue reading “To soothe”
I have some theories
Burt had panic attacks all of his life. By the time we got together the anxiety was mostly and as time went on increasingly under control. Anxiety is one of the symptoms that plague those with Lewy Body Dementia. Burt’s anxiety during his years with this illness was mild although we had some concerns aboutContinue reading “I have some theories”
Jazzy
My discovery on my pared-down- no-more-cable teevee of jazz videos wingtailed nicely with an email. My friend BW found the must hear 20 jazz hits. More on those soon. I’ve been spending a lot of time with Night time jazz cafes. So let’s talk about those first. This is a category of YouTubes which IContinue reading “Jazzy”
Redundant
My takeaway from the discussion was that the brain protects itself by holding redundancies. Well, that was one of the points I gleaned from Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk with Daniel Levitan (and Chuck Knight) on music as our first language. Why redundancy? It would be a way for the brain to keep and store informationContinue reading “Redundant”
Music
It’s medicinal. It can jog memories; it makes you feel good; it works on the mind. You know how music can bring a smile to your face. You know how music can make your love-with-dementia happy. There is scientific evidence for this. Neuro scientific evidence. The podcast here also tells us that there is redundancyContinue reading “Music”
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