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This is dementia. It's not just a memory problem.
What you read in this blog is purely my own personal experience in dealing with Lewy Body Dementia every day.

This is not meant to offer any medical or legal advise.
I have no professional training in care giving or experiences in formal writing.
I'm just a woman that loves her husband deeply and wants to provide him with the best quality of life he can and chooses to have.
My prayer though this is "Lord, What am I learning from this; how can I use it help someone else and to glorify You?"
If just one person finds comfort in this public blog. I will feel like it was a success.

Showing posts with label Smiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smiles. Show all posts

Monday, September 5, 2011

FB status rewind for my own pleasure

Things that make you go hmm,
Things that make you smile,
Things that make you go LOL!!

We live a simple and easy life

Tues. Aug 23: Hubby has complained about not being able to see well for a very long time. Since the V.A. is too slow for him and I needed an exam myself, we both went and had exams with a local Eye Dr. 
After his exam Dr told him his eyesight wasn't much if any different than his current prescription. but his glasses could use adjusting. So, we had the old ones adjusted and cleaned. 
Later he told me he could see great with his new glasses. He is very pleased. YAY!! ;-)

Fri. Aug 26: This shouldn't be funny but hey, it's me. I let our dog, Lady, in the house to see if it would help alleviate some of Hubby's anxiety. It's a work in progress. 
She's been getting royal treatment! Tonight while she and Hubby were laying on the bed, I walked out of the room into the kitchen. I heard Hubby say, "Where did she go Lady? Where did Kathy go? Or whatever her name is." LOL!!

Sat Aug. 27: Waking up in a new world is always difficult, especially for Hubby. Lets pray we can make the visit short yet sweet until we find our (his) way home to the familiar. 
We always did want to travel. I just thought we would actually leave the house ♥

 Sat Sept 3: HA HA!! Hubby's REM sleep disorder causes him to act out dreams. There's nothing like a 2 AM beat up and incoherent yelling from Hubby. 
Used my defensive pillow block move so no injuries, just a rude awakening. Then he grabbed my night dress and blanket resulting in a tug of war! Of course I was victorious and even had to laugh (yes I was surprised at that too). Hubby slept right through the entire thing.

and again
 
Oopsie, body spray is not hair spray. But Hubby sure smells purty ;-)

(Hubby did it to himself. He smelled like sweetpea )


Sun Sept 4: Hubby: You know what? I've been thinkin. I've been thinking about it since it came to me. Well since you said something but I've been thinking about it for a while now. I sure have been thinking about that. (long silence) You know what I mean?
Me: Umm, no, I have no idea what you are talking about.
Hubby: Now Hun, you can't tell me you're that stupid.  
Me: (silent thought) Apparently I am!

That comment made me bust out laughing! 


If you don’t enjoy life on purpose, then you probably won’t enjoy it at all. - Happily Copied from Joyce Meyer Ministries

Monday, January 18, 2010

A week of smiles and weak smiles 1/10-1/17


 I attempt to keep a daily journal of the things that make me smile about and or with my husband. My goal in doing so is to keep me focused on the good and prevent me from getting so bogged down in the sadness and frustrations of this wretched disease. Believe me when I say there are more negatives that happen throughout the day that it would be easy to concentrate on them. But, I am choosing to concentrate on the positives. I do not always succeed in my attempt and I try not to use the same generic thing more than once unless I can be specific about something he has done.

I never make new year resolutions but this year I did, and it is as follows pertaining specifically to my husband:

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Jan 10: I got nothing. Hubby slept ALL day. I woke him to eat supper and back to sleep he went. ( I had already used calm and peaceful )

I don't have to give thought to today's smile. Jan 11: Hubby asked me to do something for him and as I passed by him he reached up and "spatted" me then grinned real big. He has such a beautiful flirty smile :-)

Jan 12: Took Hubby to the Eye Dr and didn't get to leave until VERY late. We stopped and had supper. I appreciate the quiet relaxed time we got to spend together :)

Jan 13: Got a "me" day today and enjoyed every moment of it. Hubby was still in bed when I got home. I walked into our room to let him know I had returned and he said, "Hey Babe". Acknowledgement that has been 'lost' and momentarily returned to hug my heart :)

Lewy Body is no laughing matter but some of the things it does sure make me laugh. Jan 14: Hubby was looking outside today. The back deck doesn't get much sun so the uncommon ice and snow we got has been slow to melt. Hubby walks in to ask me, "When did we get all that ice?" I tell him about the extremely cold snowy weather we just had and he says, "hmm" ...as if he slept through it. Every day is a surprise :)

Jan 15: Enjoyed a lunch out on a gorgeous day with Hubby and his sister. Later when I said I had a good time at lunch Hubby said "Yes, that was nice" :)

Jan 16: There are times Hubby has his time of day confused and asks me to make his breakfast more than one during the day. Today I woke and made myself some oatmeal. When he woke he asked me to make him some breakfast and I said 'Again?" As soon as I said it I realized I was the one who ate, not him. We laughed about that and he just shook his head at me!! ROFLOL!! Maybe I have the problem ;-)

Jan 17: Quietly minding my own business and wrapped up in some silly computer game while waiting for supper, I heard hubby walk (shuffle)  into the room and he stood there quietly then unexpectedly YELLED "IS IT READY?!" and cackled like a loon after I nearly jumped out of my skin. What a goof ball! LOL! :)