?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 …
Category Archives: Relationships
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?”
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 !
DRT: No Such Thing as BACKGROUND Noise
Dementia Relationship Tip: For me, there is no such thing as BACKGROUND noise.
Truthful Loving Kindness 