The Living~Dying Duet: They Began to Dance Together in My Life

Living and Dying -- Two Solo Dances Start Becoming a Duet

My life has become a Living~Dying Duet. After my diagnosis with Early-Stage Dementia dying was immediately present for me, and with time my living also took its place in how I related to my condition. I viewed living and dying as each dancing a solo, each being a huge part of my life, but I did not make a connection between them. They were opposites of each other, as if one was dancing rumba and the other was dancing ballet.

I spent much of my time hearing each one's music and watching each one dance. During this time as a result of my dementia I was feeling many things I hadn't felt before -- as I was thinking less I was feeling more. With this shift I began to feel how living and dying were in fact connecting with each other, touching each other, each affecting the other with how they moved.