Caregiver support

Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

I would love to introduce you to two of my favorite people, my friend Mike Belleville and his wife Cheryl Belleville (in the picture above). Mike was diagnosed 8 years ago at the age of 52 with Lewy Body Dementia. Now, at 60 years old, he explains how he lives by his favorite quote, “get busy living or get busy dying.” Mike is a national speaker, advocate and serves on the Advisory Board for the Dementia Action Alliance. His resume of his advocacy efforts is long enough for an additional blog article. Lewy Body Dementia or LBD is often misdiagnosed

Alzheimers

Firearms and Dementia: What is the Risk?

In 2015, a woman was shot by her husband.  Her husband was diagnosed 2 years prior with a dementia disease.  He was a retired Police Chief and had access to his firearm.  He shot her during a moment of confusion and paranoia. There is no positive outcome for a person who owns a firearm and has a diagnosis of some form of dementia, more appropriately called a major neurocognitive disorder.  Dementia is a set of symptoms including poor judgment, memory loss, and decreased ability to function to name a few.  Hallucinations and delusions may be a part of that list