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"I’m
Not At
This
Address"
A
Memoir
of Lewy Body
Dementia
During
the time
I was
the
primary
care
giver
for my
mom (who
had Lewy
Body
Dementia
– which
is a
form of
alzheimer’s),
I journaled
my
questions,
confusion,
laughter,
blessings,
anger,
dreams,
horrors,
frustrations,
joys and
hopes.
Writing
gave me
clarity,
peace,
an
outlet
to vent,
and it
helped
retain
what
little
bit of
sanity I
had
left.
In
spite of
the
nastiness
of the
disease,
the Lewy
Body
Dementia
journey
offered
quite a
few
blessings
– as
well as
quite a
few
laughs.
I would
like to
share
those
glimpses
of my
time
with
mom, in
the
memoir
that
resulted
from my
journaling.
My
intent
is to
offer my
book,
I’m Not
At This
Address
for
publication
in the
near
future.
My
prayer
is that
other
folks on
a
similar
journey
will
find
comfort,
solace,
humor,
and
meaning
within
the
pages I
wrote.
As you
might
have
guessed,
I
illustrated
the book
with my
art
quilts.
In this
section
I share
some of
my art
that
will be
shown in
my
memoir.
Today,
Sunday
May 11,
2008
(Mother’s
Day!) I
offer
this
section
in
loving
memory
of my
mom, Audaleen
Hollis
Harris
McNutt.
"The Wisdom of
Brooke"
57"w x
43"h
Photos
printed
on
fabric,
commercial
"theme"
fabric,
Pigma
pen,
thread,
Stitch-N-Shape,
batting
Private
collection
(Contact me for
commissioned
art quilt
portraits)
"I'm
Not At This Address!"
50"w x 40"h
Photos
printed
on
fabric,
hand-marbled
fabric,
commercial
fabric,
jewelry,
leather
strips,
antique
embroidered
pillow
cases, Pigma
pen,
Stitch-N-Shape,
Steam-A-Seam,
thread,
batting.
Burning
utensil
used to
burn
fabric
Private collection
(Contact me for
commissioned
art quilt
portraits)
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