What I see in dementia peer groups is not the loss of intelligence, but its transformation. Ideas move between people—shifting, softening, connecting—until what no one could solve alone becomes something we can carry together. This painting of a circle is not about completeness, but about relationship: an intelligence made not of certainty, but of shared, adaptive, and deeply human ways of knowing.
… “Can it really be lying if we think it is the truth?” …
All i know is that i am alone with no idea of when anyone will return.
i expect these infections have something to do with my emotions that are out-of-control.
… strategies …
Our PARTNERSHIP means he is part of me, and i am part of him.
Please Do not lie to me, but it is okay to VALIDATE then RE-DIRECT
Tru here answering a question: i think FEAR is the source of much frustration and anger with beginning dementia symptoms. ((But i acknowledge that fear is not the cause of all anger in dementia — more for some than others)). . These can be some of the sources of fear. Communication: Every time i think […]
Tru here answering a question. i would not TRY to reason with her on bad days. .… i dont suggest trying to reason with ME on bad days, because it just makes me frustrated at myself since i cannot fully understand you, and frustrated at YOU because you are not accepting me where i am […]
My hearing itself has not changed, but Lately when i am in conversation, …
