Re: O Magazine - LBD article

[Guest guest]

That's great news!

Probably Beth Macy's story about the retired copy editor Lynn Forbish is similar

to what has been published previously:

http://www.roanoke.com/health/wb/wb/xp-115806

Dementia causes one to lose her edge

Once, Lynn Forbish was sharp, witty, mercilessly precise. Now a fast-moving form

of dementia has changed her life, and in some unexpected ways.

By Beth Macy

The Roanoke Times

Sunday, May 06, 2007

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> " We are excited to share that the March, 2011 issue of O Magazine features the

story of one woman's journey with LBD. The story, very well-written by Beth

Macy, is a major step forward for LBD awareness! "

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> Although the article isn't available online - I did find a blog post about the

article to read:

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> [...]

> " But it all came back to me today when I read 'Before I Forget' in the March

2011 edition of O-The Oprah Magazine. In the article, Beth Macy recounts her

interactions with Lynn Forbish, a once-feared copy editor at the paper where

Macy used to work, who suffered from Lewy body dementia. "

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> http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/42/132048/learning-dementia/

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[Guest guest]

It was a good article - worth the read and so on target. Classic LBD. I

wish them all good luck. Leona

Leona: Caregiver for husband Ray, age 68, diagnosed 2/04 with Parkinson's

Disease. Changed doctors, diagnosed 6/06 with LBD. Almost continual downhill

slide no matter what drugs we try. 5/2/08 Ray was placed in Sunrise Nursing

Home in Oswego, NY, 1 hour from home. So far, so good! Hardest thing I have

ever done in my life, however. 3/19/09 transferred to Samaritan Keep NH in

Watertown, NY closer to home. He passed peacefully at 5:18 am on April 14,

2009. I am handling it OK.

'Love is not finding someone to live with; it's finding someone you don't

want to live without.'