No Meaning for Words
Newest challenge is lack of word recognition. Words flow over me and around me, but I do not recognize them.
Author Archives: Truthful Kindness
Choosing a Dementia Service-Assistance Dog
SrvDog Tasks, training, age, size, personality, breed, provisions, and professionals.
?Are YOU My Husband?
… It occurred to me that I felt like “Little Chicken” in the book, and maybe should walk up to each table asking, “Are you my husband?” It was a very scary, ALONE feeling …
Introvert PWD Need for Social Activity
Summary: EACH PERSON’S NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT. Yes; we all need social interaction. However, As an introvert … Any interaction (especially any sound-interaction) needs to be sandwiched by a larger time period that I am alone in the silence. So what is “extraversion” or “introversion”, and why does it make a difference in my dementia symptoms or how they need to be handled?
First Time of Where am I
It is scary to realize I am losing … everything.
Misty Stenslie
Another friend is gone; Misty Stenslie Claassen was 43 years old.
Wont Be Around Much
… but I WILL be available email and text messages. Good night (again)
Stigma or Respect
One of our daughters regularly reminds us that it may be a slower process but it is almost always better to give alternatives, redirect, or to … turn the behavior upside-down and request the OPPOSITE behavior.
Sleep Problems Again & Best Practices
I do all the best practices but I cannot sleep.
Partnership With Time
… I couldn’t even put together the words to ask what I needed …
