Madison, Al.
Today the OFM got a dose of reality and a nice surprise. The surprise first. A wonderful reader from Wisconsin sent me a nice Christmas card with a nice heart in it. It looks like it is a home made cloth heart. Thank you very much Cindy.
Today was reality day in therapy. My person helping me and I tested me to try to choose which new route to take for treatments. Please keep in mind there is no known cure for any of the Dementia diseases but death can be delayed a good bit in most cases. As soon as we can identify the "breed" of the disease we will know more details about this exact model of the disease I have. But for now we know I likely have five more years to live.
Now to put that info in perspective. I am 79.5 years old right now and and in five years I will very likely have outlived about 85% of the men born when I was. So in reality I have a high prospect of finishing out a full lifespan in spite of the dementia. That means I got in a full life time in spite of the Dementia. So I have decided I am a very lucky man especially since I got to fulfill my life long dream of roaming the country in my trailer for a full 17 years. Now that the news is out of the way, what is next. I do not know for sure but I know for sure Alisson is a fantastic caregiver and I have the best help available on the face of the earth. For sure the next five years will not be dull.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY!!!!!!
Merry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteIt is great that you are being given such good care at your assisted living facility. My husband had Alzheimers and let me just say that like dementia it will not be the cause of passing. The cause of passing is always from something else, ie stroke, pneumonia, cancer, etc. Take care in trying to have too much fun.
Thank you for that excellent information. I appreciate it.
DeleteSo many people are thankful for your information. No one talks about this and first hand info is hard to find. I for one, applaud you!! Hope you have a GREAT day.
ReplyDeleteWell said! I've been learning a bunch from you about getting older! I'm about 6 years behind...
DeleteMerry Christmas and thank you Barney!
I have had to make toooooo many decisions in this life without decent info. So I try hard to be as informed with accurate information for making those decisions as I can.
DeleteThat is good news and with constant improvements in Medical Research, those numbers could go even higher.
ReplyDeleteStay Safe and Enjoy having tooooo much fun.
It's about time.
Merry Christmas Barney,,,,, May you find peace during this holiday season.
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