I get explosions of divine inspirations, then by the time I get off the freeway and boot up the laptop, they appear lame in fluorescent light. The whole purpose behind this blog was to leave a breadcrumb trail that I and others could follow should we wish to view the past as I dealt with my illness. I have often departed from that theme but I assure you that my life has not. You might just say the breadcrumbs come from a variety of loaves. Some days sweet bread.....some days sourdough.
Since my diagnosis of CBGD on November 14, 2008, my symptoms have progressively worsened, but not in a dramatic fashion. Most noticeable to me is my walking gait. It is not quite a limp to look at but there is an audible difference in my footfall. My thigh muscles in my right leg are in a constant state of "creeping tension." I must make a conscious effort to tell it to relax. This works for a few seconds then the tension returns. The bright side is I'm getting some exercise even while I type this. The bad news is: I know that if this "creeping tension" follows the expected path I will eventually loose the use of the leg. Right now, I'm thankful for cruise control.
My mother was diagnosed with "corticobasal syndrome". She would hold her right hand stifly across her stomach. But in late December, we started giving her a couple of foods that people caring for Alzheimer's disease victims are seeing some good results with: coconut oil and cinnamon. You can read about these yourself at TheAlzheimerSpouse.com and Alz.org message boards.
ReplyDeleteIn my mother's case, her hand is more relaxed. I wish I had known about these things 5 years ago.