Sunday, October 21, 2012
Friends with Dementia
When a parent is diagnosed with dementia, you can't help but begin to second-guess your own mind. "Where did I set those important documents? Who was I supposed to call? I know that person, but for the life of me, I can't remember their name. Oh my gosh, do I have dementia too?" In reality, you have to be rational and know that these things can be hereditary. Mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia at a young age of 74...dementia can happen to people in their 40s.
I thank God that I have such wonderful friends to talk to about this. While golfing with a few of my girlfriends, the topic of memory loss came up. They all understand, to a certain extent, what Mary and I are going through with mom. I told them how I fear at times that I, too, am getting dementia. I forget things. It's scary. I can't tell you how relieved I was when Karen told me that she can be really forgetful at times as well. Yay! (I’m reminded of the phrase, “Misery loves company.”) She forgot a woman's name and missed an entire sermon at church just trying to remember it. Karen said she literally had to go through the alphabet, letter by letter, until she picked the correct first letter of the lady's name. By the time she figured it out, the pastor's sermon was just about over!
So while enjoying our day of golf, Christine, Diane and Karen were good to remind me that forgetfulness can simply be a sign of stress or age or early signs of menopause. Yes, we forget things. We don’t see so well anymore either. And sometimes, if we laugh hard enough, we hollar for the panty liner! My girlfriends reassured me that forgetfulness doesn't always have to mean dementia, but if it did, we would all be friends with dementia together!
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Amen, dear friend!
ReplyDeleteWe're here for you Ann! Next year you may hear me hollering for the Depends as the panty liner sometimes just doesn't do the trick :-)
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