I know I’ve written about acceptance before..but as the title suggests, I feel I’ve reached another plateau in my journey of memory loss and and cognitive decline: an attitude of more acceptance, characterized by a lack of remorse and even, sometimes, with a tinge of gratitude. This was clearly apparent to me last week as…
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Good conversations
My last post was about some challenges of living with MCI. Today I’m going to write about the frequent and uplifting telephone conversations I have with my sister, Karen. She lives in Florida and is six years older than me. She’s been a wonderful big sister and friend. Oh yes, I failed to mention she,…
Dreams versus nightmares
I am not perfect, nor is my experience of life. I am not always happy. I often feel resentful, sad and afraid. I silently and frequently ask, Why me? Have I done something to cause this? Will I become a burden to Keith and my children? Will I need to be institutionalized? Last night I…
Dealing with nightmares and more
For a number of months (of course, I can’t remember the exact time period) I’ve been experiencing persistent nightmares. Horrid dreams which wake me up in a cold sweat, my heart pounding, and my mind replaying the fearful dream scenes again and again. Even as I try to recall the nightmares I can’t bring back…
Q&A with Keith: Part 2
Along with Part 1, this post was inspired by readers who asked me to interview my husband, Keith, as well as my children as to their reactions, feelings, concerns, and fears regarding my MCI. After reading Part 1, my editor asked for more Q&A from Keith! Here we go… Question: If you could go back…
Q&A with Keith: Part 1
This post was inspired by readers who asked me to interview my husband, Keith, as well as my children as to their reactions, feelings, concerns, and fears regarding my MCI. To my readers: two days ago, while sitting at our kitchen table drinking coffee, I interviewed Keith. The following is a partial transcription of that…