Can a Dementia Patient Remember an Act of Kindness?

Kindness is a behavior marked by a pleasant disposition, and real concern for (an)other. Kindness is a virtue.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomToday I am going to share a story with you about my mom, Dotty, and me. This story happened on December 31, 2009.Since many of you are new to the Alzheimer's Reading Room (6,400 new subscribers this year alone), I'll share this first. I took care of my mom, who lived with Alzheimer's, for eight and half years - 3,112 days.I know what it feels like to be a caregiver. I understand. I understand because I was one. It isn't easy being one of us.Read -Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:On New Year's Eve 2011 I asked Dotty, do you want to go downtown for the fireworks tonight? Dotty responded,remember that women that gave me the chair the last time we went down to the fireworks?Yikes. That was at 11:50 PM on New Year's Eve -- December 31, 2009.A year ago at the time.We had already reached the point where Dotty could not remember anything.She was already into the moderate to severe stage of Alzheimer's. I know this because I had her tested for a clinical trial in January. 2010. She scored a 14 on the MMSE.Can a dementia patient remember an act of kindness?When Dotty Went to Heaven She Had Learned Her Final Life LessonHere is the background story.I could no longer take Dotty into the tennis stadium where they have the fireworks on New Year's Eve in Delray Beach - she just couldn't walk ...
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