Ch.17. Slightly Unusual Behaviors (SUBs).
Pat has never been a model of conventionality. In fact, she’s sometimes decidedly unconventional. For example, for years
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Ch.16. Depression and Lewy Body.
It’s February, 2019 in Wisconsin as I write this piece. There’s at least a foot of snow on the ground everywhere
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Ch.15 First Pat and then Ron Join a Memory Choir
First Pat Joins a Memory Choir.
August 2019. Several months ago, Pat and I attended a memory care
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Ch.14. Waking Dreams, RBD, and Sleep Deprivation.
Recently I awoke around 1 a.m. feeling chilly. Oddly, the blankets had disappeared. I heard noises from Pat’s
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When I was young, I had difficulty learning how to tie shoelaces. Years later someone told me it takes 32 separate physical actions to tie those laces. No wonder it
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Ch.10. Physical Intimacy: Hugs and More.
My friends and family have been a wonderful support for me during these Lewy Body days. Recently I was
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Ch. 9 Questions for the New Year: 2019 and then 2020
Note: This essay was originally written in early 2019, then updated at the end of the year.
2019
A new year has just
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Ch.7. Who Should I Tell that I’ve Got Lewy Body? Acceptance, Embarrassment, Shame and Trust.
Do you think this is an easy question to answer?
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Ch.4. Good Days.
Coping with LB has made me (and Pat, I’m sure) more appreciative of the natural beauty in our Western Wisconsin homestead. Almost every day lately we’ve driven through
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The Dialogue.
Pat Potter-Efron was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in April, 2018. Since October, 2018 we have been keeping a shared journal that we call the Lewy
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