What You Smell in Dementialand

When I look back at how little I understood dementia while my father was battling Alzheimer’s, it inspires me to share excellent posts like this. I hope those of you who are dealing with dementia in your own family will find the information helpful.

This is the first of a series of five posts about the senses in Dementialand. As I write this, it’s a gorgeous early fall day. I am sitting in our living room with the windows open. Coll…

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  1. Very good article. I just read a different article about Robin Williams. I learned he had a disease called Lewy Body Disease. I’d never heard of this before, have you? It’s another form of dementia. He was really suffering. It’s heartbreaking.

    • Hi Lori, I read that same article, written by his wife, it was very informative and moving. I had heard of LBD before but didn’t know great details about symptoms and how it compares to Parkinson’s, so I learned quite a bit.

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