In response to yesterday's post, Lynn commented: "Sometimes the greatest victory is getting through your day with some level of grace, regardless of what is actually accomplished."
Yes Lynn, I agree that one always needs to keep an eye on "Grace." However, sometimes the problem is not a question of "getting things accomplished" but rather "getting through the craziness that is Alzheimer's."
Metaphorically, the person with Alzheimer's is not "running on all cylinders" so they don't notice how they are running. The caregiver is running on all cylinders and sometimes therefore, the emotions kick in before the intellect. This causes interactions in which love, respect, kindness, patience, understanding, etc suffer.
Then Grace takes the form of apology. I believe the key, as you say Lynn, is "SOME LEVEL" of grace. One cannot always be perfect, even though we try : •)
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