Another LBD caregiver blog (son blogging about mother)

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There's another LBD caregiver blog. In " My Dimentia Chronicle " (yes, dementia

is misspelled), Jeff Howland blogs about his 92-year-old mother's tentative

diagnosis of LBD. Jeff says:

" Over the past year, my brother (Northwest) and I (Southwest), became aware that

our 92 year old mom was having issues with memory loss and hallucinations in

regard to her sister and brother-in-law who live next door to her in New

England. I flew 'home' to Logan airport in Boston in early January. It was

immediately apparent that mom's problems were far more acute than we'd feared.

Our mother is a 'stubborn old Yankee' who has lived alone in her home on

Buzzards Bay for many years. She has always been competent and independent, so

it has been sad to witness her decline. In an attempt to preserve my sanity, I

began documenting my experiences dealing with her problems. It has been an

exhausting, frustrating, and draining process getting her assistance. It might

have been a far more simple road we've been forced to travel had my brother and

I been able to get mom a diagnosis of her problems in a timely fashion. "

You can find Jeff's chronicles at:

http://www.mydimentiachronicle.com

I think the details in the blog are terrific. Jeff addresses the fact that they

had the mother involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. The mother,

now living in a nursing home, wants to go home, insists that there's nothing

wrong with her, and constantly accuses the staff of stealing her belongings.

Robin