Living with Dementia

My wife Anna developed Alzheimer's in her early 50s. These are thoughts on what it was like day to day to live with dementia, for me and for her.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Conversations during a lazy summer afternoon.

A. I’m frightened now. But I know you will be with me. I get very low.
T. It’s understandable.
A. You think so? (pleased) That’s a nice thing to say. (knocks over a glass) It’s not juice I want, it’s love. Come back.
T. I’m here.
A. The real you. You were a lovely man. Not now. (goes to front door) There’s a man here, who’s trying to make …. who did something awful – and the other person hadn’t done anything.
t. I thought you might have a drink with me.
A. After you have been so horrible to me, I’m afraid I can’t. How can you do this? After all the things I did for you.

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