And no its not what you think.
I really hope this works out. I've wanted to do something like this for a long time. Thought it would help vent frustrations or celebrate milestones or ease a depression.
My name is Kim. I am married to a great guy, Stacy, for almost 28 years. He suffers from multi-infarct dementia, which means he has small strokes, some so small they are undetectable. There is no cure, he is slowly losing all faculties. His memory lasts only a short time. Things from about 5 years ago and even further back he remembers vivdly. He remembers his kids and grandkids but then there are things that are almost immediately forgotten.
He has emotional outbursts that get pretty bad. He has hallucinations at times. He has his good days and bad days. The good ones I cherish because they are few and far between. The bad ones are really bad. Everything seems to make him angry no matter what it is. It gets so bad I just want to call an ambulance and have him taken away. But I promised him a long time ago when this started to get bad that I would not do that.
We have 4 daughters, Angela, 25, Heather, 22, Ashley, 20, and Chelsea, 18. We have 4 grandchildren, Shawndra, 8, Austin, 6, Nathan, 5 (all Angela's) and Blake 15 months who is Heather's.
I will tell you all about our life together starting from the time we met til now beginning next time. I hope it keeps you interested. I'm mostly doing it as a therapy for myself. I can't hold a conversation with him because he forgets, can't have an argument because he forgets why we are mad at each other.
Life and the twists and turns it takes you on. It's amazing where you begin and how. But where you end up is something entirely different.
