Every person that we care for is different from another person who has the exact same diagnosis.
No two people will have the same experience with dementiaDementia is not a specific disease. It's an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.... More. This is a brain disease and our brains are strange and complex organs. Since everyone who lives with dementiaDementia is not a specific disease. It's an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.... More is an individual with a life of family, work, experiences and stories that are only theirs. No one else has the same life.
That means that 2 caregivers will not have the same experience. And no 2 people living with dementiaDementia is not a specific disease. It's an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.... More will have the same experience. No family will have the same experience.
We must make our care personalized. distinctive. unique. Caregiving is not a 1 size fits all occupation. We must make it work for ourselves and the person we love.