Symptom Progression and Strategies 2016 December
(Sorry; it is not a glitch; my brain is just not working well enough to come up with a graphic.)
Category Archives: Dementia Symptom Tips
No Meaning for Words
Newest challenge is lack of word recognition. Words flow over me and around me, but I do not recognize them.
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?
Sleep Problems Again
I do all the best practices but I cannot sleep.
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 […]
DST/Grief n Depression: Attitude of Gratitude
Personally, focus on gratitude does not mean that I negate or even ignore grief. Instead I mindfully lean into the grief in order to ENABLE an attitude of gratitude. I am thankful for you, dear reader. You give me hope … that these experiences can become part of resource tools to enrich the relationships that are building blocks for all community.
Holiday Confusion: Retain ROUTINE
Tru here. Winter HOLIDAYS are arriving, usually involving celebrations with family and friends, which can be very dis-orienting for us living with dementia symptoms. My dementia symptoms continually progress, but they progress very slowly. Progression is so slow that family and friends do not see a need for change on their part. So they ignore […]
Time Priority Adjustment and Bathtub Issues Since Dementia Symptoms
tub strategies and issues
Verbal Comprehension Strategies Part 1
Conversation Tips: My problem with communication is once I lose track, everything after that starts to crumble. The following suggestions may help me stay on track and participate in conversations at least in this early stage. … Environment, Content, and Timing. … These efforts took approximately 25hrs in six days to complete written portion, in order to begin graphic.
Online Dementia Communities
Tru here. AVAILABILITY of online dementia Communities: Dementia Alliance International (DAI) sponsors several online video “support” groups, each with no more than ten members. My group gathers on Mondays. DAI also sponsors video group “Café Le Brain” online Memory Café, which I attended today (Tuesday). Dementia Mentors (DM) has the video group Memory Café Wednesdays, […]
