My mother, Mary, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in her 60's. She lived with the disease until she passed on May 1,2024 from complications. She was put on medications that did slow the progression down until a doctor thought she did not need the medication and took her off of it. The disease progressed and she was put back on the medication. My mom would always deny that anything was wrong with her, but you could see that it was taking its toll. My mother was always the life of the party and enjoyed her gossip. Conversations with her got smaller and smaller and you could tell that she couldn't follow what people were saying. When we got together with people she would just sit there and not contribute to the conversations, where before she was the one keeping the dialogue going. My mom was a 4-time cancer survivor and raised two toddlers while she fought 3 different kinds of cancer. My mother never said no to anything and always wanted to help out. She was doing volunteer work up until she passed away. She was such a selfless person. Now, my dad is having memory problems, and they have diagnosed him with the beginning stages of dementia. There are so many things that I could say about my dad. He is a wonderful, caring, loving, selfless man. He still volunteers, even though it is hard for him to get around. My parents married when they were 20 years old and still had the same undying love for each other 63 years later when my mother passed. My dad misses her terribly and I think that he is more worried that he is going to forget her if the disease progresses more for him.
Please help end the fight! This is a horrible disease for the person suffering with it and for their loved ones. I have worked in the medical field for a long time, and I have worked on Dementia/Alzheimer's units. They are my favorite people to take care of, but to see the person that they used to be behind their eyes is sad. We need to find a cure and put an end to it.
My brother Brian took loving care of my mom until she passed. I saw how hard it was on him to watch our mom disappear. My mom and brother shared a special bond like my father, and I do. It is very painful to watch someone you love so much disappear right in front of you.
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