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‘The whole dynamic of our family has changed’ – An interview with Denise Wallin | demention
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Mum had frontotemporal dementia. She died in 2013, aged 55. 8216;The whole dynamic of our family has changed’ – An interview with Denise Wallin. Posted on October 5, 2014. The above photo was taken on Denise’s wedding day and is symbolic of happier times. Her mother was not ill at this point and she revelled in wearing a hat that came with its own hat box. It had always been a dream of hers to own one and she said it made her feel like Audrey Hepburn! My mum is 62 and has FTD. In her late 50’s ...She is ...
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Doll Story–Then and Now | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. Doll Story–Then and Now. July 3, 2013. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. Patti was waiting in the back seat one afternoon when Mom picked me up from ballet. I was too excited to mind that she hadn’t taken me to the store with her to choose. Now I had a doll to sit on my bed, too. I loved her blue eyes and rosy cheeks. I loved her even if her blond hair was thin and straight, not nearly as pretty as Josie’s. In the four years since, Fronotemporal Dem...
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The Last Good-bye | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. February 27, 2014. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. My sister Deborah died early Friday, January 31st, just as the sky began to shift from black to gray in its prelude to sunrise. She died five years to the day she casually closed the door to the house she once loved and followed me to her car. Five years to the day we left California and flew to Vermont for a visit she didn’t know would be permanent. I stayed the night with Deborah that Wednesday,...
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Memory Care | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. October 9, 2013. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. Why did you do that? Why did you do that? I hope you realize I can’t possibly live here, my sister had said four years ago when my brother Richard and I took her to look at assisted living facilities near her house in Beverly Hills. Everyone here is at least 20 years older than I am. This place has a lot to offer, don’t you think? I said to my sister. Please don’t make me go here, she answered.
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Frontotemporal dementia | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. Tag Archives: Frontotemporal dementia. February 27, 2014. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. My sister Deborah died early Friday, January 31st, just as the sky began to shift from black to gray in its prelude to sunrise. She died five years to the day she casually closed the door to the house she once loved and followed me to her car. Five years to the day we left California and flew to Vermont for a visit she didn’t know would be permanent. I stayed...
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Early onset dementia | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. Tag Archives: Early onset dementia. February 27, 2014. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. My sister Deborah died early Friday, January 31st, just as the sky began to shift from black to gray in its prelude to sunrise. She died five years to the day she casually closed the door to the house she once loved and followed me to her car. Five years to the day we left California and flew to Vermont for a visit she didn’t know would be permanent. I stayed th...
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Brain disorders | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. Tag Archives: Brain disorders. February 27, 2014. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. My sister Deborah died early Friday, January 31st, just as the sky began to shift from black to gray in its prelude to sunrise. She died five years to the day she casually closed the door to the house she once loved and followed me to her car. Five years to the day we left California and flew to Vermont for a visit she didn’t know would be permanent. I stayed the nig...
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Frontotemporal degeneration; Frontotemporal dementia; FTD | Unthinkable
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My sister's descent into dementia. About the Blackwell sisters. Tag Archives: Frontotemporal degeneration; Frontotemporal dementia; FTD. Doll Story–Then and Now. July 3, 2013. By Dale Blackwell Gasque. She’d asked after finishing the pile I’d amassed, my feeble attempt to make up for her usual birthday gatherings with old friends. Friends who still met, friends who mourned the empty space Deborah once occupied and missed the poems she sometimes composed for such occasions. In the four years since, Fronot...
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thethinkingofthoughts2013 | thethinkingofthoughtsblog
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This blog is exactly as described. The Thinking of Thoughts. January 6, 2015. New Year, New Me? I guess only time will tell. The biggest change for me this year has been that I haven’t ended the year feeling like I haven’t achieved anything – possibly because I have achieved something this year that I could never have imagined would be possible when I left school. I always liked school – just as well as I plan to be spending a great deal of time there in the future. This year though, I am using modern te...
