Learning How to Walk Backwards in Alzheimer's Care

As I learned to walk backwards I felt less anxious, less confused, and less and less anger. As a result, Dotty seem to do the same exact thing.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomMy father once told me, "you make your own bed and you sleep in it." This referred to the decisions you make in life, the problems you face in life, and how you deal with the resultant circumstances.Ever tried to walk a long distance backward without looking over your shoulder? I doubt it.Go ahead, start walking around you home backwards. No looking over your shoulder, eyes straight ahead, no peeking.How do you think you will feel? Nervous, anxious, disconcerted?Touch and Kindness in Dementia CareNow put a blindfold on, go outside, and try walking backwards, How far can you go?How long do you think you will last before you say, I can't do it?Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEnter Email:If you walk backwards from our front door I'll give you some tips. After about ten steps you are going to hit a concrete abutment. I supplied you with that information. But here is the rule. You can't stop walking and you can't look over your shoulder (you are blindfolded anyway, so it won't help). You will need to make a left after those ten steps, or you will bang your head.Let's assume you somehow make the left successfully . Okay, here is another tip. After another ten steps you are going to come to a concrete abutment in the parking lot. The kind of thing you see in a parking lot when you park your car.D...
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