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.
Jul 19, 2013
Love
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.
--Dr. Wayne Dyer
This is a lovely definition of love, and true. True love sets people free to be who they want to be and do what they want to do. This is true even for the people for whom we, as caregivers, provide care. As difficult as it is to see the care receiver be unhappy, there is very little we can do to help them if that is their orientation. We can ensure their safety to some extent, we can provide opportunities for socializing and entertainment, but there is nothing we can do about their attitudes. The greatest love we can give another is the freedom to be who they are and experience things as they wish to experience them.
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