How the Discovery of Alzheimer's World Changed My Life

Once you make it to Alzheimer's World the stress and anxiety associated with caregivng are greatly reduced.Amazingly, many of the behaviors that were driving you crazy become normal.Learn More -How to talk with someone who has dementiaBy Bob DeMarcoAbout Alzheimer's Reading RoomWhen I arrived on the scene to take care of Dotty in 2003 you would think all I had to do was use the communications skills I had developed over the course of my life and everything would be "Hunky-Dory".3 Ways to Redirect a Dementia Patient and Embrace RealityAs is turned out it was more like "heartbreak hotel" in the beginning.I had a good grasp from day one that when my mother was being mean spirited or downright crazy that it was the Alzheimer's disease that was causing the problem.But, no matter what I did, I made things worse.Alzheimer's Care Trying to Reconnect with Someone Living with Alzheimer'sI knew her brain was sick. So I never had a problem understanding why she was being so difficult and challenging.In spite of knowing and understanding this as clear as clear can be, her behavior was still driving me crazy. Our daily interactions included an enormous amount of stress and dread even though I was trying as hard as I could to avoid it.The Importance of Touch and Kindness in Dementia CareAfter about 18 months, I finally concluded that I was going to need to stop trying to "reason" with my mother; and that, I needed to find a "new way'" to deal with her.I was trying to unlearn the things that...
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