by Ava Butler | Dec 16, 2018 | Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
22 March 2012 My husband has Parkinson’s disease. When our neurologist, Dr. Sullivan, first said so back in May of 2010, my first thought was, Damn, he was right. Richard is a bit of a hypochondriac and has a tendency to exaggerate. He’s thought he had bone cancer,...
by Ava Butler | Dec 10, 2018 | Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
6 July 1991 On our wedding day, these were my vows to Richard: Dearest Richard. I often wondered if it was true what they said. That my expectations were unrealistic and bold. But I knew it was better to live life alone than to compromise a dream. And when I met you,...
by Ava Butler | Dec 5, 2018 | Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects one in one hundred people over age sixty. Men have a somewhat higher risk than women. While the average age at onset is around sixty, some people are diagnosed at forty or younger. Parkinson’s is...
by Ava Butler | Nov 13, 2018 | Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
Sugar killed my dear husband, Richard. Not directly, as with a gun, but as a malicious and seductive accomplice. Alzheimer’s is called type 3 diabetes, after all. Richard loved his sweets ever since he was a little kid. He would sometimes eat a whole box of sugary...
