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.
Category Archives: Journal
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.
Sound DisOrientation as Dementia Symptom
For many years alarms were wonderful tools to meet needs … but this year? … I think I have progressed past their usefulness. grr-r-r-r !! … multiple other intensified symptoms in past couple weeks 😦
To Honor Richard Taylor PhD
Tru here. Have you ever noticed that all of my blogs now begin, “Tru here”? There is a good reason for doing it that way, but I got the idea from Richard; at the time he was beginning all his blog entries with the phrase, “Richard here”. Actually I only spoke personally with him a […]
Time n Energy Consumption with Dementia Symptoms
… getting ready for the day can consume much more time and energy than we or our loved ones are prepared for …
Feeling Left Out with Dementia Symptoms
I was asked to think about what phrases and actions leave Persons With Dementia symptoms feeling left out. … Includes: Phrases that exaggerate my symptoms, Phrases that minimize (invalidate) my symptoms, Phrases that ignore my symptoms, Phrases that minimize (or ignore) my life-expectations, Actions that exaggerate my symptoms, Actions that ignore my symptoms, and Actions that exaggerate my “different-ness” or “alone-ness”.
All of these situations involve showing respect, embracing who the person is, and meeting them at their varied ability levels (because some aspects of abilities are still very high, and some quite low).
Impact of Example
How many of our own children, grandchildren, or others watching us now, will be dealing with these same symptoms in future years?
Self-Identity; Am I Still Me
We all change – but we do not become a different person. The facets of our character are differently reflected with the changing phases, abilities, frustrations, angers and fears, but we are at our basic essence the SAME person – with different aspects emphasized.
