Write 28 Days - Day 1 - Begin

Well, I have decided to do this challenge; and here is my "late to the game" first post!

But, where do I begin?

To share my journey, I need to go back to the beginning.


It was over 20 years ago when blood pressure problems surfaced.  My husband went into the doctor's office with extremely high blood pressure and was almost hospitalized, but they were able to bring it down with medication.

Another time he was tossing and turning in his sleep and mumbling aloud.  Later, after we learned an MRI showed small strokes, I looked back on that time and had no clue that could have been when it happened!

But the combination of those two things eventually brought on the diagnoses of Vascular Dementia after testing and doctor's visits.

So, the journey began.

And now, over 20 years later, we continue on this journey.  Over the past few years, I saw his dementia gradually getting worse.

New doctors and more medications; updated testing; and the feared words:

Alzheimer's Disease.

"It could be Alzheimer's disease", said one doctor.  The one who didn't even want to listen as I explained how things were.  As if I hadn't already figured that one out for myself!

But, still we continue on that journey, taking one day at a time.  Still we discover new road blocks and detours and ways of handling things.

The newest detour is driving.  He failed the eye test when renewing his license.  At 80 years old, my family and friends agreed that it was probably time.  With hearing issues and the dementia, even the doctors said, "No driving."

He can't accept that.  He won't accept that until he tries to get it back.

So, I begin a new job:

Chauffeur.  I have assured him I would take him to church on Sundays.  I would get him where he needed to be, just like we do anyway.

But, just the fact that he can't drive feels hard because what if he wants to drive himself somewhere?!

There will come a time when he realizes this is how it is going to be...

From now on!

And that is how we begin this new journey in our life together...

One day at a time!


Go to Write 28 Days 2019 for a list of all  posts for this challenge.

{To check out my first Write 31 Days challenge, go to Barbara's Blog.  This was my first attempt at a blog, so it isn't very "clean".  And I had no idea what a Landing Page was, or how to set it up...thankfully I learned before I started my second challenge the next year!

But it is the beginning of our journey with dementia.  And, I have since updated to a new blog, Through the Hard Times.}