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My frustration is off the charts
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: May 21 12:18pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for eloquently sharing your experience, and for proposing a positive perspective for life as a caregiver.
Instead of "fighting a battle" with dementia, we can embrace the disease and not be victimized by its destructive path.
Instead of allowing the disease to wreak havoc in our lives, we can follow your banner for improving our coping skills: "Consider quietly and lovingly Taking Control."
Instead of unwittingly making life more stressful and chaotic in our household, we can create a museum of good memories. No one knows who will leave this world first, or when that day will come; so our goal as caregivers is to make each day a good day.
A good day for me would be one during which I convey my love for George through action, words, and the tone of my voice. (No yelling, or even worse, cursing.)
With Gratitude,
George's Wife
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I apologie to anyone whom I have offended by using the terminology "caregiver." I think it's more positive to think of ourselves as partners.
On good days, I tell George that we are partners--albeit he is a "silent partner--traveling
together on what has now become life's path for us. Because of the role model you have set in your eloquent post, I will try to tell him that he is my partner even on not-so-good days. The important thing is that we continue to love each other. "[L]ove's the only engine of survival." LC
Lilly (George's Wife)
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@georgescraftjr I love this. You know how I feel about "With Gratitude," George's Wife's - your posts! You are so grounded in reality. Embracing it, not fighting it, thriving, not merely surviving, Yes, we can and will make each day a good one.Best, Karla