This blog is written to provide information and support to persons who are providing care for someone with dementia. A first indicator of dementia is when someone has trouble doing a task once familiar and easy for them. If you have begun to be concerned about someone's memory or cognitive processing, help the person receive a physical exam, to include lab work, and an appointment with a neuropsychologist for an evaluation of memory and cognitive processing.
Oct 19, 2009
Help with rage
A friend has found helpful a book and website, Elder Rage (elderrage.com) by Marcel. This is not a resource I have pursued, but I include it here because I want to include any helpful resources (I do not endorse or promote any of them), so that the reader can select for her/himself what might be useful with their particular situation. Since the various forms of dementia manifest so differently, depending on many individual things, to include what area of the brain is affected, it can be helpful to have a number of resources to support oneself. The above book sounds like it tries to deflect rage, which can only be a good thing -- for the person with dementia and for caregivers. Dr. Ernest Holmes said, "Whatever we think about gradually becomes a subconscious pattern, always tending to manifest itself in our experience." If this is true, then it is important to help someone with dementia from developing a pattern of reacting with rage. It is also important for the safety of the person with dementia and any caregiver.
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