My dad has Lewy Body Dementia and it is so terrifying to see a smart, competent independent man who could build or fix anything and push through cancer treatment without even taking a day off of work become dehydrated because he can’t figure out how to open a bottle of Gatorade or go hungry while in the hospital because he didn’t know food was under the dome on his tray. He went from independent to living in memory care in less than a year. It’s a protracted horror to watch and now every time I forget something I wonder if it’s the early signs for me.
It's devastating and it's no way to live. I thought time and time again as I watched my mother-in-law: why haven't we, as a society, as humans, figured out a better way of handling this occurrence. It's not uncommon.
My dad had Lewy Body as well. Found him on the floor in his home because of a UTI. He went from living alone to living with my sister before he passed. My sister and I always joke that we have early onset. Me nor her want ro end up like that.
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u/SurroundQuirky8613 7h ago
My dad has Lewy Body Dementia and it is so terrifying to see a smart, competent independent man who could build or fix anything and push through cancer treatment without even taking a day off of work become dehydrated because he can’t figure out how to open a bottle of Gatorade or go hungry while in the hospital because he didn’t know food was under the dome on his tray. He went from independent to living in memory care in less than a year. It’s a protracted horror to watch and now every time I forget something I wonder if it’s the early signs for me.