Mar 12, 2011

Dying with dignity

"Helping someone who has Alzheimer's through the last years of life is a difficult journey. As the disease progresses, you'll make more decisions for your loved one. Among the most profound are decisions that ensure respect, dignity and physical comfort until the end of life." Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's newsletter.

The latest Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's newsletter gives some tips for dealing with the dying phase of life for someone with dementia. The newsletters suggests: Create advance directions, focus on comfort - not life extension, consider hospice or palliative care, connect through the senses if someone is no longer able to talk, and assist the person to die with dignity. All good advice for those of us who are dementia caregivers, for the very difficult decisions ahead.

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