The holidays are fast approaching and soon we will become busy and caught up in all of the excitement, I would like to remind everyone that we should review and reflect on this past year and how it has affected you, your family and friends.
There have been some pretty amazing things that have happened this year. We finally have a National Alzheimer?s Plan. As professionals we have learned new ways to educate, support and guide the public, clients, families and the government about this disease. But the most important thing I have learned is for an Alzheimer?s patient, every day the world is a bit different. I am thankful for the lesson in adaptation.
Our patients remind me that sometimes you need to dig deep in order to make the best out of a bad situation. I am thankful for the lesson in optimism.
For Alzheimer?s patients, every day is brand new. I am thankful for the reminder to live life to the fullest. For the families of an Alzheimer?s patient every ?I love you? counts. I am thankful for the reminder to treasure the little things.
Things like dressing independently are major achievements. I am thankful for perspective. To care for an Alzheimer?s patient is a calling. I am thankful for purpose.
The attention span of an Alzheimer?s patient can shift rapidly from subject to subject. I am thankful for their lesson in letting go. In caring for an Alzheimer?s patient, friends and family are invaluable. I am thankful for friendships.
Our Alzheimer?s patients still have many lessons to pass on. I am thankful for their advice. They fight onward daily, yet they never receive recognition for their strength. I am thankful for humility. I am thankful to our Alzheimer?s patients, each of whom has made my life just a little bit better.
I am thankful to the millions of professional and family caregivers worldwide, who give themselves for someone in need. I am thankful every time I see an ElderCare at Home Specialist with a patient, their compassion and selflessness warms my heart.
During this holiday season, don?t forget Alzheimer?s patients and what they have taught us. Remember to give thanks to them and what they remind you to recognize every day.
Cindy Brown
Vice President, ElderCare at Home
Source: http://alzheimerscareathome.com/2012/11/thank-you-for-a-lesson-learned-from-an-alzheimers-patient/
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