Another great post Betty Ann. Thanks for sharing. The inner workings of the human brain is an absorbing subject. Also, love your artwork in your beautiful graphic novel. Lewy Body dementia is cruel to sufferers and their families alike. This must have been such a difficult period for you, your family, and your mom. Thank you for writing with insight. My grandfather developed Alzheimer's disease in his early sixties and it robbed him of a fulfilling retirement, though, once he got through the early stages of the disease (paranoia, hallucinations), he was peaceful and contented. I think your writings on your experiences with your mother will resonate for a lot of people.
This Substack still stacks up. Those cardboard peeps are terrifying. Also, many’s the time I meant to ask you “what was that Ted Talk you were going on about that time?”
Wow... I don't remember going on about it. I must be a terrific bore! Haha. And yes, the cardboard peeps. Who knows how they actually looked in her mind.
I hope you feel all the way well very soon. I read My Stroke of Insight last year and took it as absolute confirmation of every mystical experience I've ever heard about / the few I've had.
I recently watched a documentary about Iain McGilchrist (author of The Master and his Emissary) that had a small section featuring Jill Bolte Taylor and she is *quite* the character. She has a room devoted to these massive, colourful sculptures of brains that she's made.
And thank you, but I've been fully recovered for a while. Now that the newsletter has been hastily thrown out into the world, I can turn my attention to getting the house clean 😂
Another great post Betty Ann. Thanks for sharing. The inner workings of the human brain is an absorbing subject. Also, love your artwork in your beautiful graphic novel. Lewy Body dementia is cruel to sufferers and their families alike. This must have been such a difficult period for you, your family, and your mom. Thank you for writing with insight. My grandfather developed Alzheimer's disease in his early sixties and it robbed him of a fulfilling retirement, though, once he got through the early stages of the disease (paranoia, hallucinations), he was peaceful and contented. I think your writings on your experiences with your mother will resonate for a lot of people.
Thank you very much, Nadine. It was indeed an extremely difficult period, but in hindsight, one I wouldn't trade. I appreciate your comments XO
Thank you ,BA. Always a pleasure to read your thought provoking newsletters.
Thank YOU, Emilie! ❤️🔥
This Substack still stacks up. Those cardboard peeps are terrifying. Also, many’s the time I meant to ask you “what was that Ted Talk you were going on about that time?”
Wow... I don't remember going on about it. I must be a terrific bore! Haha. And yes, the cardboard peeps. Who knows how they actually looked in her mind.
I hope you feel all the way well very soon. I read My Stroke of Insight last year and took it as absolute confirmation of every mystical experience I've ever heard about / the few I've had.
I recently watched a documentary about Iain McGilchrist (author of The Master and his Emissary) that had a small section featuring Jill Bolte Taylor and she is *quite* the character. She has a room devoted to these massive, colourful sculptures of brains that she's made.
And thank you, but I've been fully recovered for a while. Now that the newsletter has been hastily thrown out into the world, I can turn my attention to getting the house clean 😂
you are trying beautifully.
Thank you Pan 😊
I lol'ed at "The groom doing something I would never, ever do". And I've never seen this Ted talk, sounds right up my alley!
Are you implying that I would ever give someone the finger? (snicker). The Ted Talk is definitely worth a watch.
Sean's finger is fat. So great to see those drawings of yours.
Thanks Smitty
Love the messy real of it all, thanks for the permission!
Permission to have a messy life? You got it!
Wow- epic post.
Thanks Colin