PWD Projects Matrix for Topics Oct 2015 thru Feb 2016
Dementia Professionals: Here is LINK to my topical spreadsheet to links for past and current PWD projects Oct 2015 thru Feb 2016
Author Archives: Truthful Kindness
Symptom Changes
Those members of my medical team who have gotten to know me well have seen a slow decline in these four years,
DRT for Communication: Erase / Re-Write Problems
SUMMARY: Erase/re-write skills are malfunctioning, so I am poor at task-transition. Suggest pre-planning with steps involved. While project is on-going, whenever a change in task or physical location is going to take place, verbally state “Now (my name) we are going to change task/location …” … then pause before instructions for next step. … *** … *** … *** … DETAIL […]
Sufferer Part 3; The Linguistic/Communication Issues
I still think term ‘sufferer’ gives teaching opportunity to say; “Did you realize this term has such a wide variety of usage meaning that it is currently polarizing the PWD and ‘care’ sector?”
Importance of Communication with PWD
Be willing to invest NOW in learning communication skills for the later stages, so that you can more easily discern the language spoken in the “fading” communications of late-stage dementia … because relationships are what make life worth living.
Recent Pages by others with Dementia Symptoms 2015 January 25
Listed alphabetical by subject: Art, Diagnosis, Relationships, & Stigma These are newest pages that I have posted from persons with dementia symptoms who have shared their lived experience thru words or projects. (I add the word “symptoms” because not everyone uses the same vocabulary; my collections include pages from those with diagnosis of Mild Cognitive […]
Impact of Terrors and Dreams
Just because you didn’t see it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Because it DID happen … I saw it !
Recent Pages by others with Dementia Symptoms 2015 January 12
I am sorry; thought I posted some of this long ago, but then discovered it was still unfinished in “draft” status, because I apparently made some huge mistakes. It took me until now to correct mistakes and finish. Listed alphabetical by subject: Advocacy, Art, Brain function, Craft, Importance of Patient-Perspective, Photography, Prose, Update
Unfinished: Complex Role of Task Memory or Husband Gone This Morning
How can this “snapshot” jrnl entry become a tip ? Decided to start writing in order to track backwards for why I was filling butter dish. Figured it out. This will probably be eventually used as part of a blog entry (on complex use of memory in task completion) in future but this is my […]
Thoughts on Dementia Symptom Perspectives NewsLetter for 2016
… I realize I must further decrease schedule from monthly to seasonally in hope to continue the project at all …
