I love this photo of us sitting on our patio with friends.....
Early on I noticed that David was struggling from time to time to 'find words'....but don't we all do that from time to time? At the same time, I noticed he was using a particular word as his 'crutch word'...... the word was 'device' ...of all words, but anytime he couldn't think of a particular object he was trying to say, it would be a 'device'....He still does this. Actually, I think he's so smart (which I knew anyway), to find a particular word, and hang onto it as a replacement when he can't think of a word....... (funny that he doesn't forget the word 'device').I remember several years ago, when our daughter would come for a visit, and she would point out to me that her dad was laughing at inappropriate times. I was noticing this myself,....and adding this to my list of suspicions of Alzheimer's.
Everyone who has Alzheimer's has different actions and reactions. This is my new normal with him. He laughs a little harder, and not always when something is funny, but what a blessing that he's laughing instead of crying.
And I say, "thank you God for a word found and laughter."
