Care of Dementia Patients, It's Not Your Fault

One thing I have learned over the years is that Alzheimer's caregivers tend to blame themselves too much.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomCaregivers often agonize over things that go wrong.They often wish they had done more.Caregiving for a person living with Alzheimer's is not easy. In fact,most would agree that is the most difficult thing they have done during their entire lives.One of the biggest reasons we do not do more is because we often have no clue what to do.In the beginning it would be safe to say most of us have no idea what we can or should do.So let me make this clear to my fellow caregivers -It is not your fault.10 Things a Person Living with Dementia Would Tell You If They CouldWe wake up one day and we are an Alzheimer's caregiver whether or not we know it at the time.We have a zero frame of reference. We have little or no life experience that helps us to understand, cope or even how to change our communication so that we can thrive, work, and live with our loved one living with dementia.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I wrote many times thatAlzheimer's is a sinister disease. It kills the brain of the person living with Alzheimer's,and it tries to kill the brain of the Alzheimer's caregiver. Alzheimer's has very long tentacles.Approximately 40 percent of Alzheimer's caregivers suffer from depression - or what I call deep sadness.Life is not easy for an Alzheimer's caregiver under any circumstance. I think we all know things can go horribly...
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