A Caregiver Must, Lend Your Brain to a Person Living with Dementia

Alzheimer's patients often forget how to perform normal tasks like taking a shower. For this reason alone - we must lend them our brain.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomYou have probably heard the saying -two heads are better than one.Nothing could be more true when caring for someone living with dementia.How To Get a Dementia Patient to CooperateI took care of my mom, Dotty, from November 17, 2003 until the day she went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.3,112 days. I understand how caregivers feel. I know how difficult and trying it can be for those of us who care.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowOne day Dotty looked at me and said,there is something wrong with my memory. Without thinking I went over to hersmiled, sat down next to her,put my around her, andput my head on her head. Then I said, don't worry mom,I'll lend you my brain when you need it.Topic -How to help someone with Alzheimer's diseaseLate that night I started thinking about it; and, this is when I first realized I needed to become my mother'sGuide.Alzheimer's Patients Can't Make Decisions, So You Must Become Their GuideFrom that point on I stopped using lots of words to try and convince her to cooperate and instead started guiding her.No more Blah Blah Blah.No More Blah Blah BlahI made a discovery. I could use nonverbal communication to get my mom to cooperate and do anything I wanted her to do.It all starts with one of the most powerful nonverbal communications of them all ...
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