Alzheimer's World and the Positive That Comes With It

It took me 18 months before I finally stopped judging my mother on a set of standards that were unreasonable for a person living with dementia. Instead I started listening, paying attention, and observing.Once I made it toAlzheimer's WorldI changed.Instead of gettingbent out shape, frustrated, or angry when a problem arose, I noticed I started feeling comfortable, and oftencalm.This happened after I started looking at my mother's actions and behaviors from her point of view. I asked myself, why? Why is she doing this?3 Ways to Redirect a Dementia Patient and Embrace RealityBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:As odd as it might sound, Alzheimer's patients mostly do things just like us -with a purpose. The actions of Alzheimer's patients althoughodd and often challenging make sense once you start looking at them from the point of view of the person that is living with dementia.Topic -Dementia Care TipsSo I was quite surprised when I was first realized that the same exact behaviors and words that hurt me so much, no longer bothered me once I made it to Alzheimer's World.The heavy dutystress I was experiencing began to disappear. It was replaced byunderstanding.12 Ways to Control Caregiver Stress and SadnessI finally started tounderstand what my mother was doing, and why she was doing it.Once Iunderstood, it became easier to accept that the behaviors caused by Alzheimer's and dementia, behaviors that seemed so complex and hard...
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