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 …
Category Archives: Journal
My Spiritual Journey in Context of Dementia Symptoms
My spiritual perspectives have changed dramatically in past ten years, but memories of WHY I myself made those changes are growing dim. Why do I no longer celebrate the special days that my loved ones celebrate? … Soon I suspect you will again find me enjoying those activities, because my theological understanding is going backward in time, as well as all my other memories.
Symptom of Math Problems
Surprise; one of my major dementia symptoms is something that I previously excelled in; numbers.
How I Recognize Myself and Others
Biggest cues for me in recognizing sight of self and loved ones are hair length, hair color, and hair style. … But my most reliable recognition for both spouse and loved ones is not sight; it is sound, and smell. … But even when I no longer recognize loved ones … please do not pull away from time spent together. Relationships are what make life worth living.
My Craft Project this Week
My main project was to crochet a collar and set of cuffs for Autumn/Winter.
Personality Development Philosophy
i dont think dementia has ability to change the CORE nature of our “person”, but can highly influence the “perspective” and PERCEIVED “personality”
Change
Don’t know what is coming, but I am listening and applying this “premonition” to prepare for change, in that I am going to back up from my tremendous outflow of energy and time output to online dementia issues.
Is “Best” of Person With Dementia (PWD) GONE ?
I do not feel that the “best” of my grandmother was gone in her later stages. Her context was gone. The ability to delay gratification was gone. The ability to even know what she wanted or who she was … was gone. But her visceral response to life was NOT gone. Having my grandmother as a Dementia Mentor (even if only in my memory), has been a tremendous source of hope and example. In my final days I hope the same can be said of me.
Music is Connection despite Dementia Symptoms
“Music is Connection (despite dementia symptoms): to myself, to others, and to the unseen rhythms connecting each living entity.”
Path thru Loss and Grief … to Choices and Dementia Advocacy
… I choose to focus on life’s blessings (and the blessing in opportunity of advocacy). But in order to do that I must pass THRU and endure the grief. Both are an important part of the complete process for keeping my life in a larger perspective.
