We are in a period of significantly less lucidity for Dwane. Lots of confusion, lots of difficulty communicating, gets angry easily. We went grocery shopping yesterday, and he experienced so much frustration trying to push the shopping cart in the busy store. It is easier for him to walk if he pushes the cart, so it is a conundrum. His inability to see other options is still surprising for me.
All the forms of dementia must have their worst aspects and those aspects that make it easier. For dementia with Lewy bodies, the extreme swings in lucidity are hard to handle. One does not know literally from moment to moment the capability of the person. I am grateful that I do not have to be concerned about him wandering (although he was lost on a cruise ship once), but to have him "with" me in one moment and gone the next is disconcerting.
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