A busy mom is clanging dishes around the sink and hurriedly loading them into the dishwasher. The nine-year old standing nearby is pouring milk in her cereal bowl, and asks, "Are you ok, Mom? You seem...stressed or something." Mom replies, "Well yeah I am stressed. I don't know what it is...(long pause). I'm overwhelmed with housework, plus working two jobs. It's just impossible to do everything," to which a very wise child responds, "Well, Mom, it can't be impossible, because you're doing it."
In a previous post, I wrote about the symptoms of dementia, and the levels of care available to aging family members. In this post, I’ll provide more information about other types of dementia besides Alzheimer’s, and provide tips for interacting with family members who are disoriented.
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AuthorKambria Kennedy-Dominguez, LPC-S |