This Father’s Day, take some time to remember those cherished memories and create some new special moments if he is still here. This will be my first Father’s Day since my Dad passed away. While I am sure I will have some tears, I am also blessed to be able to celebrate my husband as… Read More Father’s Day and Dementia
So how? How do you let it strengthen you instead of define or destroy you? According to Neuroscientist Dr Caroline Leaf – http://www.drleaf.com/blogs – “… it is important to ‘reconceptualize’ negative thoughts. Reconceptualization is seeing things from a different angle, or redesigning a thought … you choose to see a situation or experience differently, and… Read More Mental Strategies for You When Your Loved One Lives with Dementia
When travelling the journey of the long farewelling of my folks with dementia, I learned to live in the moment which was so helpful. It prevents the “what if’s” and “how will it play out’s” of the future. A slip back into the past to deal with any unresolved issues also helps but not living… Read More Living in the Moment – helpful when your loved one has dementia
When you realise your loved one has dementia, it is a huge journey of adjusting expectations and how you relate to them. In my case, my parents hid it very well so I slowly started to realise that everything was not quite right and slowly started coming to terms with the fact that, first Mum… Read More Adjustments in the Dementia Journey with your Loved One
If you care for your loved one at home, you are an absolute hero! If your loved one is in a home, as my parents were, it is a good idea to observe them carefully when you visit. As I’ve mentioned before, I was very happy with the home where my parents were, however the… Read More Keeping an Eye on Other Health Issues in Your Loved One Suffering from Dementia
