EMT 4PWD communication
Professionals (especially medical professionals) need E.M.T. for direct interaction with Persons With Dementia …
Category Archives: Relationships
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.)
No Meaning for Words
Newest challenge is lack of word recognition. Words flow over me and around me, but I do not recognize them.
?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 …
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.
Partnership With Time
… I couldn’t even put together the words to ask what I needed …
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?”
