My friend Marla sent this photo to me after my diagnosis of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease.
She did it to remind me of all of the things I have done and that my life isn't over yet. But this past week gave me a pretty clear glimpse of my future an honestly I am scared. For the first time ever I got myself in a situation that I couldn't process; it was silly really, but I couldn't.
I was driving back to my daughters house, it was very dark and there was a lot of flashing lights, road workers and cars and I just couldn't figure it out. I went around a couple of times but it just didn't make sense to me and I just panicked.
Thankfully my son and his friend came and rescued me which I appreciate, but I got a glimpse of my future and it's not good. The loss of my independence will be a bitter pill to swallow. On the flip side, thank God for my understanding family and friends. You mean the world to me!
She did it to remind me of all of the things I have done and that my life isn't over yet. But this past week gave me a pretty clear glimpse of my future an honestly I am scared. For the first time ever I got myself in a situation that I couldn't process; it was silly really, but I couldn't.
I was driving back to my daughters house, it was very dark and there was a lot of flashing lights, road workers and cars and I just couldn't figure it out. I went around a couple of times but it just didn't make sense to me and I just panicked.
Thankfully my son and his friend came and rescued me which I appreciate, but I got a glimpse of my future and it's not good. The loss of my independence will be a bitter pill to swallow. On the flip side, thank God for my understanding family and friends. You mean the world to me!