Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...
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Tender Moments
If we have known love then we have known tender moments. These moments have brought a feeling of warmth and joy in the past. We wonder if we will ever experience them again now that we are immersed in our role of caregiver. The thing is that now more than ever it is all about love. The only way we can do this is out of love and compassion. These moments can be as simple as their sweet smile, shared laughter, or a simple look of recognition when they seem the most lost. If we share these tender moments of laughter, tears and compassion we will never become the victim. John Ruskin speaks about what a person gets for their toil. The highest reward for persons toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.