by Ava Butler | Nov 29, 2020 | Caregiving, Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups
This is a difficult time of year for me. It’s the 4th year I have spent the holidays as a widow. I don’t like that job title. Not at all. It’s a time of year I need to be proactive to manage my emotions. David Kessler is the grief specialist and...
by Ava Butler | Nov 12, 2020 | Caregiving, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups, Uncategorized
The Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance) is great resource and I want you all to know how valuable their on-line programs are, especially now that everything needs to be virtual. People participate from all over the world and they are free....
by Ava Butler | Nov 6, 2020 | Dementia, Lewy body dementia
From the New York Times: Long-term exposure to noise may be linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Researchers did periodic interviews with 5,227 people 65 and older participating in a study on aging. They assessed them with...
by Ava Butler | Sep 6, 2020 | Dementia, Depression, Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementia hallucinations, Parkinson's, Robin Williams
I highly recommend the new documentary about Robin Williams and Lewy body dementia. It alternates between paying tribute to Robin and shedding light on Lewy body dementia, which was diagnosed in him after his death. I wish my dear husband, Richard and I had this...
by Ava Butler | Jun 25, 2020 | Caregiving, Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementia hallucinations, Parkinson's
I had the pleasure of meeting Larry Gifford at the MJFF’s Parkinson’s IQ + You event in Phoenix last January. He was the moderator for the day, and interviewed me as part of a panel called “If I Knew Then What I Know Now.” Larry does a weekly podcast...
by Ava Butler | Jun 15, 2020 | Caregiving, Dementia, Grieving, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
27 June 2017 Written for OptionB.org https://optionb.org/ It’s different to grieve the death of a loved one when they have been sick for a long time. It isn’t as shocking, and it includes a sense of relief that the suffering is over. But I’m not sure that it’s...
