Face it, change is hard. We like things to be the way we know them to be. Change forces us to be flexible, view the world differently, behave differently. It’s definitely hard. And change is definitely a part of a caregiver’s world. Change in the context of a person’s dementia is a strange concept. It can happen fast…in the blink…
Month: May 2021
ALZHEIMER’S – MEMORY LOSS AND SO MUCH MORE
Soon after Deena’s diagnosis, one of our friends was confused about what the future held. “How do you die of a bad memory?” I can actually understand her confusion. The most commonly understood symptom of dementia is memory loss. And god knows, that’s certainly true. But the fact of the matter is that dementia is a neurologic disease with…