At the window with Dementia - Episode 47 "Strategy to enjoy the holidays - Manage your expectations"

This episode explores when a person with dementia makes socially insensative or inappropriate comments. When they lose their awareness of what they say.  I talk about what I have personally experienced and how it felt and how I responded. 

This episode discusses how you can change your approach to the holiday season so that both you and your LO will have a more enjoyable time.

Thanksgiving is a holiday of hope and giving thanks. What if you can't find something to be grateful for?  Listening to this episode will hopefully help you find peace, hope and maybe even something to be thankful for.

So many seniors have undiagnosed and untreated depression.  Perhaps your LO with dementia also has depression.  Depression can impact memory and make their dementia appear much move advanced then it may truly be.This episode addresses how to approach the topic with your LO and what can be done."Senior Living: Taking back your Golden Years" (on Amazon) is a book written by Laura Banner and her daughter Kelly Rasmovich.  This book can help your LO find joy and purpose at a time in their life that they thought it wasn't possible. 

A single fall can be all it takes to have your LO go from being independent to requiring 24/7 supervision and assistance.  This podcast episode will help you to identify risks factors for falls and ways to help with fall prevention.  It's packed with useful information that can make a real difference in you and your LO's life!

Do you struggle to understand what your LO is trying to communicate through their sounds and nonverbal communication?  This episode sheds light on the challenge.

Pets have a special way of becoming a part of our family.  The amount of love, companionship and sense of purpose they offer to someone living with dementia is immeasurable.

What's your New Year's resolution?  Mine is to change how dementia has impacted my life, my attitude and my own health. This episode talks about the importance of taking control of your life and not surrendering it to the devastating disease of dementia.

So often we compare our present with our past. Unfortunately by doing this we miss out on what IS.  This episode offers a new perspective.

The old adage "less is more" is true! Find out how the simple act of decluttering can reduce both you and your LO's stress.