Happy Thoughts, Happy Life

It's been 3 days since my mom started to take Ashwagandha in the morning, as well as in the evening.

Amazing!

Our lives appear to be finding some normalcy, after so many months of running around looking for items that were "stolen" by the "man" or making sure that the little children don't hurt themselves.

It can be funny, watching from the outside, but when one is living the nightmare, it's a living hell on Earth.

Seeing ones parent decline, especially mentally when they forget who you are, is painful. It's a slow emotional death for a child, regardless of their age. Watching and waiting, not really knowing what tomorrow will bring or if the last time I saw the person would be the last time I had the opportunity to share a big hug, give some Reiki or Hypnosis.

I can chose how I want to remember the end now.

NOW is all that matters when one has Lewy Bodies Dementia.... one day at a time, one second at a time, it's how it has to be.

My mom is teaching me how to live in the NOW. We are living on Lewy's time... her time.

Tomorrow may not be here for her. She doesn't care, she has no clue, she lives her life happily like a little girl on most days.

My mom, she enjoys hugs, lots of hugs.

Ashwagandha and the other natural supplements that she's on are allowing her to have happy days, days where she wakes up and thinks she's in heaven.

The dynamics involved with caregiving is like the Universe. Everything depends on everything else to create the perfect or not so perfect day.

Emotions matter.

When I'm happy, mom's happy... when I am sad, she's sad. I don't even have to say anything, it's the energy she feels.

Caring for my mom is not only teaching me that living in the NOW is important, it's how I chose to think about every day that I have with her.

I am fortunate. My mom has given me the opportunity to work on my character flaws and strive to be like the Buddha.

Happy thoughts, happy life.

My Bookmarks - Withania Somnifera

Here are a few articles that I needed to store for future use. This is how I figured out that Ashwagandha works for my mom who I believe has LBD.

Withania Somnifera

Medicinal Plants and Alzheimers

Parkinson's, Don't become your disease

Neuroprotective Effects of Withonia Somnifera

Hypnosis and Dementia

Yesterday wasn't a bad day but it wasn't a good day either. My mom didn't sleep well the night before, I only gave her 4 drops of Ashwagandha before bed. The first night she took some, Monday night, she slept for 14 hours with out waking up. The next day (the last day I posted) she had a very good day.

She even remembered that she had an MRI several years back. The most incredible thing was that she remembered where her MRI films were tucked away. The films are images of her brain from February 2002. She's having another MRI on October 27th so that the neurologist can check out what's going on now.

From all that I've read and observed with my mom, I'm convinced she has DLB, Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Especially because her dementia came on so sudden. I actually saw it happen in the bank when she was upset.

The Ashwagandha is helping to keep her hallucinations away at night. It's keeping her sleeping, which is awesome. I'm not used to it yet, I still sleep with one eye and ear open.

The Cognifactor that her ND prescribed is working very well for her cognition. This morning she started to tell me that it's all making sense and that her environment isn't so scary.

I started filming my mom talking about the hallucinations and what she feels when she's in the crazy state that she gets in from time to time. I need to edit it down before I share different clips. I hope it gives people insight in to finding a way to solve this brain disorder.

Before our video session this morning she told me about the lady appearing in a black cap over her head. She told me that the lady is the only one who keeps appearing. I gave her a few drops of Helleborus water under her tongue.

When I began to video her talking, she was becoming clearer. She's not back 100%. I don't know if she ever will be again. But, I'll keep trying. The only thing that I haven't tried is giving her a full blown hypnosis session. I've got some thoughts and currently creating a list of positive phrases to put into her subconscious.

Here is my current list so far - any other suggestions from people with experience with a DLB patient, please add a comment.

I am confident
My mind is getting stronger every day
I am happy
I sleep well at night
I can distinguish the difference between night and day
I walk with confidence
I recognize my family and friends
I believe in the power of my mind to heal itself

It's an interesting road we just turned onto. I have hope with all the supplements and the professional help that my mom is now receiving.

My next question is, will hypnosis help my mom to retrain her brain?