Some Tips
- Admin
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min read
If your loved one lives with a memory impairment, try not to take their words personally. It is not their fault that their brain is not functioning right. Instead, they need your patience and understanding. It’s not an easy road for someone living with a memory impairment and some family and friends just can’t handle it. In some ways, your loved one is not the same person because of their diagnosis. If you are the person who is spending the most time with them, then you are probably going to be the one who is aware of a lot of things, such as any changes in their cognition.
If they are having problems with anger, it is probably anger towards the memory impairment symptoms but sometimes it can feel like the anger is directed at you. You just happen to be the one who is with them and these things happen.
Most of the time I won’t apologize to anyone if I forget something or if I tell them something that I have already said to them. I also don’t like it if someone reminds me that I’m doing these things because it is not my fault. If I’m reminded of this, it doesn’t make me feel good about myself. It is not as if I can remember that I have already told them something because I can’t. I wish that I could prevent these things from happening but unfortunately, I can’t. I am not doing this on purpose. If I could, I would! These things are happening because there is something wrong with my brain! Please try to understand how it must be for them.
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