Someone once said, “When you love someone with dementia you lose them more and more every day. When they are diagnosed, when they go through different stages, when they go into care and when they die.... View MoreSomeone once said, “When you love someone with dementia you lose them more and more every day. When they are diagnosed, when they go through different stages, when they go into care and when they die. ‘Rapidly shrinking brain’ is how doctors describe it. As the person’s brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. They can eventually become bedridden, unable to move, and unable to eat or drink.”
There will be people who will scroll by this message because dementia has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has fought or is fighting a battle against Dementia.
To raise awareness of this cruel disease, I would appreciate it if my friends could put this on their page for today. A special thank you to all those willing to post to their timeline.