How life has changed

 Although I have been living with a form Dementia,  diagnosed years ago, things seemed to move slowly and I was able to attempt to keep up with things, even at a slower pace 

Now with this fast moving life I am struggling to cope with the many changes, and I confess that I don't like what I see around me at times

Because of my hearing problems, which keep changing, which means i can be partially deaf one moment, then my hearing can be accute the next.

People either talk too fast or assume that I am stupid. 

Other times these very loud fireworks make me terrified at times, and struggle to listen to calming music because of the ground shaking with these so called loud,  land mine fireworks 

How people who served in wars cope when they are living with PTSD i  don't know, because it must tip them over or close to the edge at times.

There days with Halloween i simply don't cope with some of the costumes or the very large spiders.

The other day I went shopping with my wife, only to see most people in shops dressed up for Halloween, and outside in the shopping mall, there was a stall with real large spiders in cases, and my wife got me away from this as I see spiders when they are not always there. 

This could be to be with my Lewy Body Dementia, but they sometimes scare me to death, where in years gone by I was never bothered by them 

When your brain plays tricks anyway this makes life very difficult to understand let alone cope with

Please remember, that when you are with someone living with dementia, that these things can be frightening