By Wally Klatch We mark major life transitions with ceremonies and celebrations. For example, Christening or Brit Milah is for the transition from birth to entry into the faith; Confirmation or Bar Mitzvah for the transition from childhood to communal responsibilities; Graduation for the transition from learning to higher…
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By Wally Klatch For many people, death, dementia, and suicide are taboo topics. I am thinking about all three of these, and I feel that not being open about dealing with them would make all three even harder and more painful for me. In the bizarre world I’m living in now, they are…
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By Wally Klatch Dementia destroys. Preparing for my demise has included planning and arranging all the steps that need to take place, so this won’t fall on my family. The way life (and death) works, I thought planning for my gravestone would be the end of this process. I was wrong….
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By Wally Klatch I’m learning about dementia from the inside, by feeling it and by watching what it’s doing to me. I have a dark-humor line that describes the surrealistic nature of this condition: dementia is enough to make you crazy. Darker humor is on the way: dementia is a no-brainer….
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Wally Klatch, 71, was diagnosed with Early-Stage Dementia in October 2022. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his Master’s Degree in Management from Purdue University. He worked as a Management Consultant to large and mid-sized companies in the areas of Organization and Operations, and spent thirty years living in Israel. Since being diagnosed, his condition has been connected by several neurologists to different brain conditions, including Parkinson’s Disease and brain spikes, among others. While his thought functionality is declining, his emotional awareness has increased, and he maintains functionality even while his relationship to himself and to his world is shifting.
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