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Susan Straley
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Free Virtual Dementia Caregivers' Conference
Hello! I have not written to you in a while. Sorry, procrastination happens. Maybe it wasn't procrastination as much as the anxiety or weirdness of the political unrest. (For you reading this in the future, on January 6th, 2021 there was an attack on our US Capital with the crowd chanting to hang the vice president who was about to certify the election results from the 50 states.) The events
“A PET scan of his brain activity showed diminished capacity on the left side of his brain, hence, planning ahead, strategic thinking is harmed. A positive is that he is less critical of things. He has lost language and gained singing... THAT makes for more fun.
What amazes me is that so many times he returns and talks and seems to think like he used to. His voice and laugh returns to normal. How can that be???”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
What amazes me is that so many times he returns and talks and seems to think like he used to. His voice and laugh returns to normal. How can that be???”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“Today we traveled back south toward Portland, Oregon. It occurred to me that we were now going toward our home in Florida instead of away from it.
Maybe this concept was why I was feeling unenthusiastic and worn out.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
Maybe this concept was why I was feeling unenthusiastic and worn out.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“For me as a spouse of a husband who is sexually competent, this is a big issue for me. Not because I desire sex, but because he does.
He has become like a child in many ways. Yet, even as his abilities and personality diminish, he still wants us to act like we always have as husband and wife.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
He has become like a child in many ways. Yet, even as his abilities and personality diminish, he still wants us to act like we always have as husband and wife.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“For me as a spouse of a husband who is sexually competent, this is a big issue for me. Not because I desire sex, but because he does.
He has become like a child in many ways. Yet, even as his abilities and personality diminish, he still wants us to act like we always have as husband and wife.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
He has become like a child in many ways. Yet, even as his abilities and personality diminish, he still wants us to act like we always have as husband and wife.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“A PET scan of his brain activity showed diminished capacity on the left side of his brain, hence, planning ahead, strategic thinking is harmed. A positive is that he is less critical of things. He has lost language and gained singing... THAT makes for more fun.
What amazes me is that so many times he returns and talks and seems to think like he used to. His voice and laugh returns to normal. How can that be???”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
What amazes me is that so many times he returns and talks and seems to think like he used to. His voice and laugh returns to normal. How can that be???”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“Today we traveled back south toward Portland, Oregon. It occurred to me that we were now going toward our home in Florida instead of away from it.
Maybe this concept was why I was feeling unenthusiastic and worn out.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
Maybe this concept was why I was feeling unenthusiastic and worn out.”
― Alzheimer's Trippin' with George: Diagnosis to Discovery in 10,000 Miles
“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.”
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