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...
