It was only after I finally understood that the behaviors my mother was engaging in were normal for a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease that I was able to finally accept Alzheimer's disease....By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Seven long years. For seven long years I have been trying to come up with a good answer to a question I get asked almost every day -- how can you stop a person that has Alzheimer's disease from asking me the same question over and over? How can you stop a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease from engaging in the same behaviors over and over?Help me.
Dementia is the gradual deterioration of mental functioning, such as thinking, concentration, memory, and judgment, which affects a person’s ability to perform normal daily activities. DRR is a sister site of the Alzheimer's Reading Room.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Alzheimer's World -- Accepting Repetitive Behavior as the New Normal
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