There are days when I can feel my capacity narrowing. Not always in an obvious way. Sometimes I am still doing things. I am still answering people, reading, writing, participating in conversations, even accomplishing things I had intended to do. But underneath it all, something is becoming harder.
There are people who walk beside you for a season,
and there are people who change the way you understand the path itself.
Thanks for asking opinion of Persons Living with Dementia symptoms
It is important for care-partners to acknowledge loss, and grieve , but …
… all circuits are busy,so try again later.
G2AP: (1) Grieve in steps … to (2) Accept reality, and (3) find Purpose.
I think it often does the cause of advocacy a dis-service to promote only one side of the full picture.
It is scary to realize I am losing … everything.
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.
… 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.
