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It has been a few months since I have attempted to write a new blog.  There have been a lot of things happening since Blog #9  As I have written before, I have been dealing with severe back pain radiating down both legs.  I was at my wits end.  Nothing that was tried was notContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog #10”

Medical Issues One of the issues with Dementia is with the compounding of having several medical issues. I have to have an alarm Let’s start with medication.  Since I have to take medicine 3 times a day, I have to have alarms on my smart watch to remind me to take my medication.  Unfortunately, IContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog #9”

Physical and Mental Wellbeing Today is not a great day.  Sometimes it is like that.  I go from good days to bad days.  Some days are worse than others. I don’t know what the day will hold for me until I wake up and get started. One of my issues is I get depressed withContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia Blog #8”

Alzheimer’s Association Volunteer For more than 17 years I have been working for or with the Arkansas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.  Through the years I have held many volunteer positions with them.  In the early days, I even worked for the association. The most rewarding position was as a Family Support Facilitator.  I hadContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog #7”

One of the hardest things to get used to is not having the ability to remember everyday things.  I know that my memory is slipping away.  It is one thing that I am sure of.  Being with the Alzheimer’s Association for 17 years lets me know the future.  The only thing that I don’t likeContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia Blog #6”

My hospital experience. The past two days have been very difficult for me.  Monday started out like every other day.  Got up had coffee, did my 30-minute walk, took a shower and got dressed.  I sat down to watch a little tv.  While sitting down I felt something funny in my chest.  All of aContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog#5”

Friends What are friends?  Friends are someone that has your back no matter the circumstance.  They are individuals that will never leave you in crisis. Someone that will be there for you through thick and thin.  Don’t question your motives.  Pray for you when you are down and need to lifted up. Never stop lovingContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog#4”

I had the privilege of being interviewed by the Arkansas Democrat/Gazette in March 2021 about the problems people with dementia had with the pandemic restrictions.  Teresa Moss did an excellent job of reporting what we discussed in the article. Here is the link to the newspaper article. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/mar/22/pandemic-an-awful-reality-for-those-with-dementia/ I also did a tv interview withContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog#3”

What is it like to have a diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment? It is scary as all heck. As I stated in Blog#1, I have a very good grasp of Alzheimer’s and other Dementias. I have taught classes on this subject to many different groups. As mentioned, before I a am on the Board ofContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog#2”

Hello. My name is Mark Aloway and I am 67 years old. I am retired from the US Air Force and the Veterans Administration. I am also a disabled Veteran. Last year I was diagnosed with Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment. It is the very early stage of dementia. More of that diagnosis later. My experienceContinue reading “My Journey with Dementia – Blog#1”