"When faced with a crisis, resilient people ask the forward-thinking question, "What now?". They look within for answers to put their lives back together, and in doing so open themselves up to the possibility of living a richer, more meaningful life," Jeffrey Rossman, PhD.
One can use a crisis, such as living with dementia, as a way to find meaning. We can share with other people the ways we find to cope with the situation. We can also ask ourselves if how we spend our time is really how we want to spend it. In living with a terminal illness might we not reconsider what is really important? None of us knows how long we have to live, but certainly those of us living with dementia know there is a definitive timeline for the person for whom we provide care. How do we want this period of time to look and to feel?
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