JONNYG AND THE BEAR
Post 16 ... April 7th 2023
Ablett Bear and friends ... he loves the footy and the racing
Thanks to everyone who has checked into the blog, really appreciate the support you all show by coming over here to have a read.
The blog has helped me continue my love of writing in the context of tracking this awkward Lewy Body Dementia journey I am on. But also, it gives me the chance to have some fun and to use the writing as a therapy outlet.
So, we continue, and for now, here is something totally different on the blog.
It's time to say hello again to my good mate Ablett Bear … over the years we have had some great times as I rolled out my ventriloquist act with my little furry footy friend …
At one point our plan was to tour Australia as an act, going into retirement villages and nursing homes around the country to bring some joy and fun to what is otherwise a very shitty life for the oldies …
Wow, that thought has come back to bite me on the bum hey, because the way my Lewy Body Dementia journey ends is with me languishing in one of these very same hell holes … irony in that, I guess …
Anyhow, Ablett Bear is here with me and ready to get things rolling as we chat about my awkward journey with LBD …
Trust you all enjoy this JonnyG and Ablett Bear chat ...
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JG: JonnyG - AB: Ablett Bear
JG: Hey, Ablett Bear, good to see you again, how you doing my friend …
AB: As always JonnyG you use the word friend very loosely; I am not really here by choice …
JG: So, AB, you have been on this journey with me, what do you see …
AB: I see a silly old man who is getting even more silly … but, for the purpose of this exercise JG, what did you say when the doctor first told you that you had Lewy Body Dementia?
JG: I simply said, that's cool, but I don't remember asking you …
AB: This is only going to get tougher, why do I bother?
JG: One of the things about this dementia journey AB is that you can forget what you are saying, and one of the things about this dementia journey is that you can forget what you are saying …
AB: See, there you go JG, making fun of this awful illness that affects so many people …
JG: I have a riddle for you AB … Why did the chicken cross the road?
AB: I'm scared to ask …
JG: Because, er, no wait, hey, where was the chicken going again?
AB: Ahhhh, to quote you JG, I have no words …
JG: Hey, I asked, er, um, you know, er …
AB: Her name is Ruth …
JG: Yeah, I asked Ruth if she knew what dementia was, she said it was like Deja Vu but without the fun parts ...
AB: Moron … look, I have a dementia exercise for you JG, count to ten …
JG: Easy, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, hang on, what was that number again?
AB: You are a douche JG, just a douche …
JG: Hey, did you know AB that every 10 minutes someone in Australia is diagnosed with dementia? …
AB: That is very sad …
JG: Yeah, the poor bloke keeps forgetting he has it …
AB: Not just a douche JG, but a raving nutter type douche …
JG: But AB, no need to worry about me, I still have a memory of an elephant …
AB: Thats good to hear, sounds positive …
JG: Yeah, as a kid my parents took me to the Adelaide Zoo and I remember I saw an elephant …
AB: Every time, this BS happens every time I agree to this ...
JG: Have you noticed AB that sometimes I stand in front of the fridge for ages …
AB: Yeah, ok, I have, what is that about? …
JG: Well, when I stand there like that I'm trying to remember if I'm there to get something out or put something back …
AB: And yet I was the fool who asked why …
JG: My Mum, she had this memory loss illness, but I just hope it doesn't run in the family because my Mum, well she had it too …
AB: (Head goes down, head is now slowly shaking)
JG: You know AB, I often lay awake at night and wonder where this dementia journey will end …
AB: Wow, that's heavy, do you ever come up with a thought JG? …
JG: Yeah, damn it, and my socks don't match …
AB: (Has this blank look and stares straight ahead) But I will try again, not sure why but, JG, what's the hardest thing for you on this journey with dementia?
JG: Thanks for asking, well, there is four stages to this AB … first you forget names, second you forget faces, third you forget to pull your zip up after having a pee …
AB: But that's only three, you said there were four things JG?
JG: Well, the fourth stage is forgetting to pull your zip down before you pee …
AB: You are a tool, just a real tool ...
JG: Hey AB, you know how I have this love to write, well I once wrote a book about Italians with dementia, I called it, 'Fogettaboudit' ...
AB: Dick ...
JG: I also wrote another book about Italians with Dementia, I called that one, 'Fogettaboudit' …
AB: Help me … anyone ...
JG: It's Easter time AB, do you know the best thing about Easter for me?
AB: Why would I ask, but why JG?
JG: Because with dementia I can hide my own Easter Eggs …
AB: (Just stares straight ahead and shakes his fist)
JG: One of the ways I can describe this LBD journey AB, it's like living in a foreign country where nobody speaks your language …
AB: Now you're just being tiring as well as a douche, and a nuisance JG, look, it must be time to end this rubbish, surely, please … just get me about of here, never again JG, never ...
JG: But AB, I've got more … do you know the best thing about having dementia, you get to meet someone new every day … and, and this one, a new study found that obese people are less likely to get dementia, in other words the study shows that fat people are less likely to forget where the chocolate is kept …
Door slams in the background …
JG: Hey AB, wait, AB don't go yet, AB come back, AB I haven't mentioned the footy … Go Cats ...
And on that note, this ends my post, trust you had a laugh and enjoyed the read, thanks again for checking-in … have a great Easter, God bless …
I leave you with my JonnyG thought for today ...
I'm a pretty good ventriloquist – even if I say so myself
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