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

PLEASE NOTE: Even though this blog is now dormant there are many useful, insightful posts. Scroll back from the end or forward from the beginning. Also, check out my writer's blog. Periodically I will add posts here if they provide additional information about living well with Dementia / Alzheimer's Disease.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Today is a ZERO Kind of Day

ZERO ability to share
ZERO ability to communicate
ZERO ability to express self (words, gestures, showing)
ZERO ability to engage in time
ZERO ability to engage in activities by self
ZERO ability to dress self
ZERO ability to undress self
ZERO ability to identify bodily function needs (hunger, thirst, elimination)
ZERO ability to identify discomforts (cold, warm, in pain)
ZERO ability to toilet self (urination, defication)
ZERO ability to eat without continued prompting (breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee & cookies, snack)
ZERO ability to assist with household chores
ZERO tolerance to be by self

Can sit
Can stare
Can watch TV
Can thumb through newspaper (not read necessarily)
Can thumb through a book but not read it
Can listen to music
Can pet cat
Can go for a walk

Can say "I love you."

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