Living with dementia symptoms feels SLIPPERY
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
… precarious, elusive, undependable, insecure.  — oh, and scrambled also, of course. Tru here.  This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  ******* Life has seldom felt more precarious and SLIPPERY than it does now.  Not only from my sensory input, but also UNDERSTANDING that sensory input. * //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Understanding what i see is sometimes ..read more
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2022 Recent Additions including Art
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  i have not done an “Additions Update” since March, so …  Dementia awareness is a joint project from many groups of people.  This entry is announcements for new and updated pages from Jennifer Bute, Theresa Montgomery, Cindy Odell, Truthful Kindness, Harry Urban, and Michelle Montgomery in my webSpace, … and new art not yet attached ..read more
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Spiritual and Holiday Issues with Dementia Symptoms
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  This entry has pieces from previous blog entries, but also includes more current stuff.   //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js i created the digital painting above on iPad’s ProCreate App, mostly using default “Hair” brushes.  Finished “Menorah 2022” on 04Dec2022. (“Shammash” candle is in the center.)  This ..read more
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More Toilet Issues
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.   Caution for possible TMI (too much information).  This blog entry was triggered by repeatedly answering questions from multiple care-partners regarding excrement at inappropriate places.   . Color and Lighting:  It is surprising how many of us have bad dreams about trying to find the bathroom door.  It is ..read more
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Helpful Gifts for Persons Living with Dementia symptoms
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
.This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  Like some of my other recent blog entries, this one had a lot of suggestions from husband/care-partner. Many folks start thinking about gift-giving in October and November.  When finding a gift for a person living with dementia, often one of the thoughts is a “helpful” gift.  Of course choosing a “helpful” gift is very dependent ..read more
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Dementia and Seizure intro
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
1y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at  http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  Husband warns me that part of this entry is TMI (Too Much Information). “Dementia is a risk factor for epilepsy.” per Epilepsy and Behavior Oct 2020 >> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32693380/ ... “… In patients with Alzheimer’s disease (the most common form of dementia), approximately 10-22% have at least one unprovoked se ..read more
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Orienting to (Someone Else’s) REALITY
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by truthfulkindness
1y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  Even with early-to-mid-stage symptoms, i have great difficulty when told that my REALITY is not real — but someone else’s reality is real. What i see, hear, smell, touch, and taste (yes there are also taste hallucinations) is unreliable.  … So … it leaves me as a nothing. it obliterates my sense of SELF which is integral to my well ..read more
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Stability and Landmarks
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
2y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  Feels like my INTERNAL Landscape is losing its Landmarks (aka anchors).  The happenings of life are overcome with Shades of gray and there is nothing to orient myself.  The convoluted nature of everything from fact to fiction is very confusing for me now.  And “change” is equivalent to earthquake. in fiction stories or news sto ..read more
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March Pages Added
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
2y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  In addition to any blog “entries” during March, Word Press has blog “pages” (which go into different categories at the top of the window).  This particular entry is Links for pages posted and Art Projects during March 2022. !!  Remember, Links are in underlined colored text, not the pictures  !! Right-click on colored ..read more
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Food; Taste Almost Gone
Truthful Loving Kindness
by truthfulkindness
2y ago
This entry is written by Truthful Loving Kindness (yes, that is my full legal name) for publishing at http://www.truthfulkindness.com , so PLEASE address any questions or comments to that website, regardless of which website shows these words.  “Smell and taste are often reduced in dementia.”  — Psych Today 07Mar2021.  Tru here discussing loss of taste for food.  The medical term for complete loss of taste is ageusia. There is also a partial loss of taste, or unpleasant perception of taste, called dysgeusia. . . For ME, loss of taste was a gradual thing.  The ..read more
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