Looking for Meaning Behind the Words

She told us that she used to want to run her head into a brick wall when her mother started repeating the same story over and over.By Tom and Karen BrennerAlzheimer's Reading RoomThere is wonderful little tea shop that opened near us, and I have been visiting it with friends regularly.A month or so ago, I met an old acquaintance there; she wanted to learn more about the work that Tom and I do using the Montessori Method to help people living with Alzheimer ’s.Her mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer ’s and she wanted to get some tips on how to better help her mom.Empathy, Compassion and Joy in Alzheimer's CareAs I was paying the owner of the tea shop that day, she looked up at me with tears in her eyes and told me that she had overheard some of our conversation about Alzheimer ’s.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:Her mother, too, was living with Alzheimer ’s and the entire family was in great distress and feeling at a loss about how to help her mom. We talked for a few minutes, and I was only able to say a few things to the tea shop owner.13 Things Every Alzheimer's Caregiver Needs to KnowI emphasized to her that she should be in the moment with her mom, and learn to go with her mom ’s thought processes as they were at that moment.I also encouraged her to look for the meaning behind the words that her mother might say, especially when her mother repeated the same thought or the same story over and over.I told her that sometimes people living wit...
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