(PAGETITLE) | Conversations of a couple going through Dementia

Ch.53 Pat Calls Me “Dad” and that Feels OK

Ch.53 Pat Calls Me “Dad” and that Feels OK March 2020. Pat has been calling me “dad” fairly often over the last few weeks. She does that Read more

Ch. 52 Ending our Book on a Positive Note.. and Starting Another.

Ch. 52 Ending our Book on a Positive Note.. and Starting Another. December, 2019 Pat and I began this dialogue just over a year ago. Many Read more

Ch 51 Many Small Frustrations

Ch 51 Many Small Frustrations Pat has become frustrated with me several times in the last few days. Sometimes she wants me to do something Read more

Ch. 50 Ron Joins the Stand in the Light Memory Choir

Ch. 50 Ron Joins the Stand in the Light Memory Choir January, 2020. We’ve written before about how living with Lewy Body has provided opportunities for new Read more

Ch.49 Slow Motion Panic Attack

Ch.49 Slow Motion Panic Attack You already know, if you’ve been reading this journal, that I (Ron) am a worrier. I tend to think much Read more

Ch. 48 Our Two Truths Are Like Oil and Water

Ch. 48 Our Two Truths Are Like Oil and Water Round One: Pat tells me that last night she was surrounded by several people who accused her of doing bad Read more

Ch. 47 Our Children Want Us to Move to the City

Ch. 47 Our Children Want Us to Move to the City I’m writing this the day after Christmas, 2019. As my son in law Mark Read more

Ch.46 Lewy Body Affects Pat’s Sense of Time

Ch.46 Lewy Body Affects Pat’s Sense of Time We were going to meet friends at 1 pm to go to a movie. But before that Read more

Ch.45 Two Rons

Ch.45 Two Rons “Ron, was that Lewy Body doing this to me?” Pat asked this question about 8 p.m. yesterday; it was a very good Read more

Ch.44. Two Exhausting Days: Pat Faints on Wednesday but Sings in a Concert on Thursday.

Ch.44. Two Exhausting Days: Pat Faints on Wednesday but Sings in a Concert on Thursday. October, 2019. I had been Read more

Ch.43. Mornings Can be Unpredictable.

Ch.43. Mornings Can be Unpredictable. I sense the unpredictability caused by Lewy Body disruptions frequently in our mornings together. Read more

Ch.42. Who Would Take Care of Pat If I Couldn’t?

Ch.42. Who Would Take Care of Pat If I Couldn’t? This concern has been gnawing at me ever since I received a heart stent on Read more

Ch. 41: What Ron Doesn’t Understand About Me.

Ch. 41: What Ron Doesn’t Understand About Me. [This chapter is initiated by Pat with a response from Ron] Because I can’t drive I’ve lost the Read more

Ch.40. Pat Asks Ron How He has been Affected by Her Lewy Body.

Ch.40. Pat Asks Ron How He has been Affected by Her Lewy Body. After we discussed our last entry, Pat asked me for more details Read more

Ch.39. “The Apocalypse Arrived and Yet it was Not Apocalyptic.”

Ch.39. “The Apocalypse Arrived and Yet it was Not Apocalyptic.” This quote comes from the novel Exit West, by Moshin Hamid. The author writes about Read more

Ch.38. What was Supposed to Bring Pride Brings Shame Instead.

Ch.38. What was Supposed to Bring Pride Brings Shame Instead. Pat belongs to the Stand in the Light memory choir, as explained in chapter 40. Read more

Ch.37. Ron Makes a Serious Mistake – Then So does Pat.

Ch.37. Ron Makes a Serious Mistake – Then So does Pat. I’ve been going to Eau Claire to exercise at the cardiac rehabilitation center since Read more

Ch.36. Pat Joins a Memory Choir.

Ch.36. Pat Joins a Memory Choir. August 2019. Several months ago, Pat and I attended a memory care conference in Eau Claire. We walked through Read more

Ch.35. “I Wasn’t Talking in My Sleep. I was Talking in Your Sleep.”

Ch.35. “I Wasn’t Talking in My Sleep. I was Talking in Your Sleep.” Four a.m.; I awake to hear Pat dialoging with some of her Read more

Ch.34. Pat Realizes She’s been Hallucinating.

Ch.34. Pat Realizes She’s been Hallucinating. (Originally written Autumn, 2019. Added Update at End of Essay.) “Ron, I want the truth. Was anyone here in the Read more