Apr 02 2009
Living with dementia
I decided to change the title of this series so it does not sound like all doom and gloom. There are some happy moments to be shared, however you need to have the right attitude.
Persons with dementia are not the same as they were before and as such the same expectations can not be made.
I guess that you have to think of the person you once knew leaving on a long trip and getting further and further away. Contact with them becomes less and less.
The good news is that you now have a new friend who is something like the person you once knew with dementia. This person has the same past interests and looks remarkably similar to the person you once knew.
It is good to get to know this new person. See what their interests and strengths are. Be loving toward them. However do not have the same expectations.
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My husband is 8 years older than me and his mother had dementia or alzheimer before she died. As far as I know there is none in my family. So, I tend to worry about my husband and what the future might bring. I’m glad I’m here learning so much from you now.
nice to know that there can be happy moments
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Interesting about them going away and hearing from them less yet having a new friend.
That’s great that there are times when you can have good moments.
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