Wednesday, December 10, 2008

How Caregivers Can Stay Positive During the Holidays

In keeping with the Christmas and other holiday theme. caregivers with loved ones who have dementia can benefit from this article
Agingcare.com
Drop the Fantasy, Lose the Guilt
By Carol Bradley Bursack
There's an image of holiday perfection that our culture encourages. Starting with Thanksgiving, we are inundated with fantasy images of perfect families happily enjoying each other's company during a holiday meal. Most of us have memories from our childhood that feed this drive toward the Norman Rockwell nostalgia of holidays past. If we lived it, we want to duplicate it. If we didn't, we want to create it.

Few of us can measure up to....read the whole article

click here for realistic ways to enjoy the holidays with someone who has dementia

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