Apparently my Mother and Father decided to keep my Dad's Disease a secret.  That was the wrong thing to do.  If you have a loved one diagnosed with any of the dementia diseases you should tell everyone involved with the person, (and even complete strangers) so that we can better handle the situation.  I kept hearing that my Dad was having small altercations with different sales people.  I thought that strange.  I had never heard of him having problems before with anyone.
      

 

In the Beginning

My Dad told me "One day I won't be able to speak".  I said "No Daddy, we will always be able to communicate"  Boy was I wrong.  It has been about 6 years that Dad hasn't spoken, he does shout out at times, but otherwise mute.  His diagnosis started with Primary Progressive Aphasia.  Then after he had a MRI (after Life Saving Surgery) he was diagnosed with Pick's Disease.
     I started this blog a little too late.  I should have started the blog when my Father was put in the wonderful world of "Long Term Care" but I was a little occupied at that time.  My Mom was still at home, I had a small part time job and was worried about the care my Dad was getting;so I spent a lot of time at his new home. 
So if anyone follows this blog it may be all over the place.  It may be the past, the present or the future. So this will be my journey into the Long Goodbye.  People who have loved ones with dementia say this is the longest journey, not knowing when the journey is going to end