Since I don’t know all of the details, nor do I know you or your husband (in person). I don’t know how long your husband has been like he is. So, on behalf of you and your husband and everyone else, I am posting this link. It is to the Lewy Body Dementia Association page that has the symptoms. Please remember that having just one of these things does not mean you have it. But, the more people that I can make aware of this disease, the more people that can be diagnosed early and also get the correct meds because some of the common Alzheimer drugs work adversely and can cause an early death.
www.lbda.org From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Fwd: Me I hope your sister doesn't have that either...gosh, I give up trying to figure what my husband's problem is...I always thought it was a midlife crisis but I think it's been tooooo long lol he says some strange things lol to the point people told me they think he's Bi polar, maybe he had mini strokes or has brain tumor lol I just think it's old age, he's a negative grump lol You're brave to do research and look things up, I would be afraid to read something that may be happening or get myself into looking up every little problem I have myself lol That's wonderful, you started the first Caregiver support group ! hugs Linda [email protected] writes: I just wonder if she knows this is happening. I would think that she would, but my mom had Lewy Body Dementia. The cognition fluctuates and things can go from normal to abnormal at the snap of a finger. The right frontal lobe is what is affected that makes people be able to know right and wrong. Maybe I should read up. That would be weird if it was somehow related…but no one in my family (except me) want to know what Lewy Body Dementia really is. I have started the first caregiver support group in Nevada and hope to help caregivers, as I did not have that support. I have a friend that has it, and she said when she gets upset about something (stress) that causes a Lewy episode, that she cannot control what she says and how she says it, and it is like she is watching herself do things that she wouldn’t and she has not control to stop it. Funny, I never thought of a possible connection until right now. I hope she doesn’t have that. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Fwd: Me Don't be sorry...I'm fine, it's the way you want to deal with it...I just don't let it get to me anymore...I go about my business and enjoy life...I think he's the that's miserable, he seems to be so negative and angry, I do kinda feel sorry for him...I told him he may need help but of course he turns it around on me so "ho hum"...I can't bother with it anymore... Life is too short, so I choose to be happy :) Remember, you're a lovely sweet lady, don't you forget it... nite nite Joan~ hugs Linda [email protected] writes: I’m sorry. I only have to deal with it once in a while…and I can hang up! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Fwd: Me dunno...but your sister sounds like my husband...I never really used the term Bi polar around my family and friends, they told me he was...I really never looked it up so have no idea what it is...I just know he can be fine one minute and then go bonkers the next...our close friend told me my husband's really changed...not the same person he used to be but he has always been nasty to me so I see no difference really... I really don't talk to him unless I absolutely have to :) like where did my car keys go ? lol hugs Linda [email protected] writes: She has double personality…very sweet to others. When we were younger, everyone loved her…sweet girl. At home…different. Maybe it goes back to when she was a teenager? I wonder if double personality is a precursor to bi-polar.
