All about Grandma - Lewy Bodies Dementia

The past few weeks have been stressful and hectic for my family. My grandmother was diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies just about a month ago. It's a scary disease--a combination of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The brain becomes riddled with inclusions, but unlike A's or P's, the inclusions affect the entire brain overall, thus depriving the victim of both mental and physical functionality.

( More about the disease, if you're interested. It's apparently the second most common form of dementia. )

The short version is that Grandma can't live in her home any longer, and after a few weeks in a rehab facility (due to a cracked pelvis), she is now in an assisted living apartment.

( The long version. )

We've transferred her into the assisted living apartment (two days ago). It's a cute apartment, full of light, has high ceilings, cable, etc. Also, the staff was dead-set against her bringing her two cockatiels, but we'd been told by the salespeople that it would be okay, and while the staff finally conceded, but they were really unhappy about it. I don't blame them.

( snip )

I'll be adding to this, I think. First ETA: Fixed spelling errors, fleshed it out, added new information about the letter.

No comments necessary--it helps just to write it out, honestly.