I am not an expert in this field, but I have several friends and relatives coping with Alzheimer's disease and dementia:  as patients and as caregivers.   I want to be better equipped to communicate with them.  Better equipped to communicate with the patients AND their caregivers.

 

I subscribe to Alzheimer's Reading Room and i get occasional readings delivered to my inbox.  I don't know how, but they are often VERY timely and appropriate for what's happening.  The readings are almost personal to me.  Today's reading especially spoke to me, that's why I thought I'd share.  4 lessons I learned

 

If you have loved ones with dementia or know someone who cares for Alzheimer's or dementia patients, then Alzheimer's Disease has touched your life.  There is so much we don't understand, but it's so helpful to learn from someone who has been there, done that.  

 

I have this hope that if I can learn about something vicariously, and really understand it, then maybe I won't have to experience it myself.  So far it's working.  At the very least, I'm learning to be kinder, maybe more patient.  I need that.

 

LIVE WELL!!