A month has gone by…… James finished his 69th trip around the sun on 9/11. Not all is well, but we had a great little vacation from our routine. James’s dear friends from Cincinnati came to successfully distract us from September 10th–13th. I honestly don’t remember when I last laughed this much in the past few years. Before they arrived, James had moments of not being too sure about letting friends who have known him for more than 40 years “see him like this,” as he put it. But then he “let it go” and became excited about the reunion. They’ve already been through a lot together, and somehow, through all those years and all those adventures, their friendship has only grown deeper. The ups and downs with Lewy are dizzying. Keeping an even keel at this point is almost impossible, but we keep balancing on this little rope of hope for quality time with each other and with the people we love. Talking about balance… James’s PT instructor is trying to implement balancing exercises. That may b...