Have you ever given much thought to dignity? Yours? Someone else’s? Respect for your loved one’s dignity? Here is one woman’s effort to maintain the dignity of her husband.
The loneliness of the homebound and the importance of visiting with them are explained. Ideas of what to do while visiting are given. Don’t wait — visit today! You will never regret it.
The phenomenon whereby the Alzheimer patient does not recognize their own reflection is described in a non-scientific way by a caregiver who suggests ideas on how to approach and deal with this aspect of Alzheimer’s Disease.
It is common for both the impaired person and the caregiver to experience feelings of loss, grieving, denial, anger, guilt, physical symptoms and eventually acceptance.
Many medications being made available today have been approved after undergoing relatively short research trials. The importance of checking, double checking, and doing your research on your meds cannot be emphasized enough.
The chronic stress of caring for an ailing loved one can reduce the body’s ability to fight off illness. Read more about the results of this research study, as summarized from the professional journal, Psychosomatic Medicine.
