FOR GREGORY. He was not a VICTIM of ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, he was a HERO!

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Helpful Hints

These hints were taken from Perspectives: A Newsletter for Individuals with Alzheimer's or a Related Disorder. They were told by the person diagnosed with the cognitive imparement. See ordering information at the end of this post.


1) If someone puts me under pressure to remember an appointment, issue, or location of an item, it can almost become impossible to re- trieve the information. I will ask the person to give me some time (not under pressure) and then I can generally respond rather quickly.



2) Friends of the person with memory loss should be encouraged to give their name when they make a phone call or meet on the street because the person with memory loss may not be able to re- member your name.


3) Friends and family need to recognize that they can’t control the course of our memory condition, but they can team with us rather than attempting to control us.


4)"I find memory loss is in some way very freeing. You don't have to remember yesterday or tomorrow, you just live to- day,”



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