Monday, November 18, 2019

My Alzheimer's Journal #25

It's getting harder and harder for me to speak and write. Writing is easier than talking, but even here I sometimes spend 30 minutes or more just straining for the mot juste to complete a thought. In fact, I just did that here.

Sunday, November 17, 2019

My Alzheimer's Journal #24

For the past several years I have felt hot even when everyone else in the room feels cold. My doctor says it's because my MS plaques have messed up my hypothalamus. For most of my life, I have awoken between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. without the aid of an alarm clock. But for the last week or so I've slept until 6:30 or 7:00 a.m. I don't know if that has something to do with my MS or my Alzheimer's. I do know that I don't like it. I feel like I've wasted the morning away. And even with the extra sleep, I still feel tired all the time.