How I Learned to Accept Alzheimer's Disease

Once you accept and understand Alzheimer's - the environment changes. Everything slows down. You slow down. Instead of feeling chaos and stress, you start to feel comfortable. Normal actually.I finally learned to accept Alzheimer's disease by conceptualizing a new and different world --Alzheimer's World.Once I started understanding this parallel world, I started feelingcalmer.Amazingly, as I became calmer so did my mother Dotty.In Alzheimer's World, all the new, different, anddisconcerting behaviors that come with Alzheimer's are the norm.The normal. Behaviors that you come toexpect and accept.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:When you step into this parallel universe,you start to accept these behaviors.Withacceptance comes understanding and peace of mind.Once you accept and understand - the environment changes. Everything slows down. You slow down.Instead of feeling chaos and stress, you start to feel comfortable. Normal actually.The Alzheimer's patient starts to feel different also.They feel your acceptanceInstead of thinking you are the enemy, they start to feel that you are the protector. Their security blanket.Did you ever wonder why most Alzheimer's patients stick like glue to their caregiver? Call out their name when they can't see them? Want to know where you are when they can't see you?This happens because you are the security blanketYou are theone person that makes a person living with Alzheimer's feel secure. ...
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