A NIGHT SHIFT WITH LEWY BODY`S DEMENTIA

Most days are ok, some ups some downs, and sometimes I don't write about my nights as they are the same as yours more or less. But, when Lewy body`s dementia makes a night call? It's a totally different story, take last night.......

Yesterday I was tired from a difficult night the night before as you know,, but I had such a relaxing, or lazy day as I call it, I literally chilled all day and even watched a film last night called (YESTERDAY) highly recommended Romo com, so i really thought I was in for a good night, but BOY i couldn't have been more wrong!!

Getting off to sleep wasn't a problem but then, in what seemed minutes, I have no idea, I was being held down and plummeted, blow after blow rained down on me and I really thought I was about to die, I freed my arms and stretched upwards to try and get a head shot in as I was punching blindly, suddenly my legs were locked, I couldn't move, my arms felt like lead, and then?

Then Elaine was there, next to me, holding my arms, legs wrapped around mine to stop me kicking out and telling me all was ok. It took a while to calm down and drift off, but again and again, I was attacked, chased, threatened, and saw scenes I would never describe publically, or even to Elaine. By 2am I had to get up and sit in my chair in the front room to give Elaine some respite, and eventually, I dropped off but nothing changed, the night terrors stayed with me till this morning and I got up after just giving up trying to sleep

And so another day begins, a smile, hopes of a good day, lunch with my grandson, and trying to forget the horrors I saw last night, even through the flashbacks, but at the back of my mind, knowing that Lewy body could make another night call again tonight and there is nothing I can do to stop him, sometimes the helplessness is overwhelming, but I cant give in, I won't GIVE IN !!!

Norrms