The
Shadow man
The shadow man, he knows my name, he follows me about. I never know when or where he will appear, but appear he does!! He used to only come at night, but now he follows me through the day, jumping out, screaming at me, and running at me as I have my meals. I wish the shadow man would go away, but I don’t think he will, he is too persistent, I know who he is, but I just can’t put a name to him, he is my Nemesis, he is ………………….
THE SHADOW MAN
He is very real to me. You can’t see the shadow man if you don’t have dementia, especially the Lewy Body’s type, as I have, and many others have. I am sure people just like me see this person, they may not call him the shadow man, but they know him, oh yes!! They know him. He is the one who I can see in the corner of my eye, lurking, always there, menacing and forbore-ding. The one who sometimes whispers obscenities in my ear, or SHOUTS and makes me jump a mile high. Why can nobody else see him? Why can some people not understand that he is very real to me?? Yesterday whilst I was walking through town he jumped right in front of me, screamed and ran away, I lashed out as to push him away, but as usual, I wasn't fast enough, I blinked, and he had gone, sneering at me , laughing at me, infuriating me !! I stood there in the middle of the town centre, arms flaying and wild-eyed, asking, NO Shouting at him to get out of my way, but nobody else could see him, only me, only me.
You can only imagine the looks I got from passers-by, the tutts, the nods and winks and sniggers, but not from my Angel Elaine, not from her, not once. She understands, she can’t see the shadow man like I can, but she understands, and she knows how to deal when the situation arises. Unfortunately it’s arising more often these days. The Shadow man is real, very real to me, and I hope and pray that he never comes to visit you my dear friends. I hope this little blog has helped you all, especially those dealing with any type of dementia, and more so it has helped you understand, just a little more.
Best Wishes, Norrms and family xxxxxxxxxxx
Diagnosed with dementia 7 yrs ago aged just 50
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Shadow man
The shadow man, he knows my name, he follows me about. I never know when or where he will appear, but appear he does!! He used to only come at night, but now he follows me through the day, jumping out, screaming at me, and running at me as I have my meals. I wish the shadow man would go away, but I don’t think he will, he is too persistent, I know who he is, but I just can’t put a name to him, he is my Nemesis, he is ………………….
THE SHADOW MAN
He is very real to me. You can’t see the shadow man if you don’t have dementia, especially the Lewy Body’s type, as I have, and many others have. I am sure people just like me see this person, they may not call him the shadow man, but they know him, oh yes!! They know him. He is the one who I can see in the corner of my eye, lurking, always there, menacing and forbore-ding. The one who sometimes whispers obscenities in my ear, or SHOUTS and makes me jump a mile high. Why can nobody else see him? Why can some people not understand that he is very real to me?? Yesterday whilst I was walking through town he jumped right in front of me, screamed and ran away, I lashed out as to push him away, but as usual, I wasn't fast enough, I blinked, and he had gone, sneering at me , laughing at me, infuriating me !! I stood there in the middle of the town centre, arms flaying and wild-eyed, asking, NO Shouting at him to get out of my way, but nobody else could see him, only me, only me.
You can only imagine the looks I got from passers-by, the tutts, the nods and winks and sniggers, but not from my Angel Elaine, not from her, not once. She understands, she can’t see the shadow man like I can, but she understands, and she knows how to deal when the situation arises. Unfortunately it’s arising more often these days. The Shadow man is real, very real to me, and I hope and pray that he never comes to visit you my dear friends. I hope this little blog has helped you all, especially those dealing with any type of dementia, and more so it has helped you understand, just a little more.
Best Wishes, Norrms and family xxxxxxxxxxx
Diagnosed with dementia 7 yrs ago aged just 50
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