How long did we travel the twisting road of Lewy Body Dementia?
Long before a diagnosis of “possible LBD”.
A “Masked Visitor" we did not recognize.
LBD is a thief stealing frequently. Reducing, removing, mental functions over time.
A visitor who can't seem to control impulses.
LBD takes something or leaves something.
Over time we see more change, more loss. Physical challenges advance. Loss of mental abilities.
The challenge is separating the “occurance” with “reality”.
LBD, like many medical conditions,
has become center stage.
Celebrities were “diagnosed”
Experiences shared publically.
We had Family members living hundreds of miles away.
Conversations were limited.
No phones provided cameras.
Mom was in her late nineties.
It was "expected" she would "forget".
Mom had a "preliminary" diagnosis.
Just a few weeks before she passed.
Unlike Cancer, Heart Disease, LBD is more of a "mental disease".
It twists, turns and invades
Challenging other body areas.
We're as limited in knowledge
about the human brain
as we are about outer space.
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