
Dementia, Dignity, Reaction
Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity. It’s our reaction to them that does.

Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity. It’s our reaction to them that does.

The only way to retain love is to give it away.

There are 2 ways to spread light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. 071223

(Thought of the Week) “Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything or do anything in particular, but just to let us feel we are supported and cared about.”

Care partners don’t get paid. It’s not because they’re worthless.
It’s because they’re priceless.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than
Walking alone in the light.

The heart that gives, gathers.

The best part of a good man’s life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. (T-shirt)

Life is mostly froth and bubble, but 2 things stand like stone: Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own. (Magnets, posters, etc: – click

Is keeping seated and sedentary, while intellectually stimulated, part of the best way to care for your brain?

The aptly titled ‘Garden Of Remembrance’ tells the story of a married couple dealing with the early onset of dementia and the feelings of a husband who’s “Lost between the here and now/Somewhere that he can’t be found” and his wife. Stunning, beautiful & poignant.

Drinking to fight dementia? Which drinks are good and which are bad?
Harvard & Cleveland Clinic researchers offer scientific advice.

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.

TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.

Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.
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