Teaser from speech on Person-Centered Compensatory Strategies
You might consider how Neuro-Psych scores could help YOU tailor strategies …
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Top tip 4PWD: Grieve2Accept Dx n Find Purpose
G2AP: (1) Grieve in steps … to (2) Accept reality, and (3) find Purpose.
Denial and One Sided Truth
I think it often does the cause of advocacy a dis-service to promote only one side of the full picture.
Living in the Moment during 2017
Kate Swaffer comment got me thinking about quotes to live by, which motivated these thoughts about living in the moment.
Learned During 2016, for dealing with my own dementia symptoms
These are things that were applicable for ME this year, so it is possible they might be helpful for someone else.)
A Minute at a Time
“Okay Tru, accept what is … (for these next few minutes) then focus on what IS possible, get out of the pity-party ditch and get started doing it !!”
No Meaning for Words
Newest challenge is lack of word recognition. Words flow over me and around me, but I do not recognize them.
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?
