My Brilliant Scattered Conversation
Clarity of Thought: “I am not stupid, but at this rate my bits of brilliant insight will be scattered across space … like the sparkling milky way.” — TLK
Clarity of Thought: “I am not stupid, but at this rate my bits of brilliant insight will be scattered across space … like the sparkling milky way.” — TLK
I am not stupid but my thought process is definitely distorted and causes problems with my decision-maker. … the problem is that these are symptomatic of my decision-making process and I never know when it will become dangerous.
Reality has rotated; “Consensus” reality (recognized by other persons in my everyday environment) has stepped back and feels more distant — displaced somehow by vivid, ultra-realistic dream reality. … My night-time life is scary but rewarding … and exhausting. My life is very exhausting.
Tru here. New Sunday paper began in August 2014 titled “Thru the Looking Glasses of PWD: Read our Sunday paper to see Dementia “Thru the Looking Glass” of fellow PWD (Persons With Dementia) Life Perceptions”. This is currently edited by Truthful Loving Kindness and updated each Saturday night online. https://paper.li/f-1408973778 . Subscriptions are available delivered […]
Tru here. Edmonton Journal Link to article of August 20, 2014: Dead at noon: B.C. woman ends her life rather than suffer indignity of dementia (with video). I have heard talk that in many countries suicide will be EXPECTED for those with disabilities (especially dementia) in the future, exactly because of the reasons Gillian discusses […]
Wisps of thought … gone.
Recognize, grieve, … and continue writing.
Tru here. Nocturnal Leg/Foot Spasms (probably related to Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s) Here it comes again; not childbirth labor, but very similar contractions. Here it comes again. Wake up! Wake up! Tension increasing. Foot tightening. Foot twisting until inside of foot is straight up-and-down. Quick! Get foot FLAT and maybe it will improve! Tension increasing. […]
I don’t know how dementia can be a blessing, but I believe that for ME it is. …
… I knew this day was inevitable …