Search Forums
Margarita
Registered User
Find all posts
View Blog EntriesMini Statistics
- Join Date
- 17-02-2006
- Last Activity
- 04-10-2012 04:01 PM
- Blog Entries
- 6
- Avatar
More Albums
-
Thought of the day
15-05-2009 -
My time while looking after mum
13-04-2009
Join Groups 0 Permission Groups
You are not a member of any groups
Recent Visitors
This page has had 15,049 visits
About Margarita
Basic Information
- Age
- 54
About Margarita
- Your location (e.g. town, county)
- london
- Interest in Alzheimer's Talking Point
- My mother was diagnosed with AZ in 02 , so I left my full time job mum started to live with me in my home with 2 of my children . After 2 years mum was told she had vascular dementia. I took regular respite 8 weeks a year also mum went to day care
Signature
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only option."
Author: Unknown
Each person experiences dementia in their own individual way.
Author: Unknown
Each person experiences dementia in their own individual way.
Statistics
Total Posts
- Total Posts
- 10,732
- Posts Per Day
- 4.05
Albums
- Total Albums
- 2
- Total Pictures
- 26
General Information
- Last Activity
- 04-10-2012 04:01 PM
- Join Date
- 17-02-2006
49 Friends
Showing Friends 1 to 10 of 49
View Margarita's Blog
Recent Entries
2 years now
by Margarita on 23-05-2011 at 02:20 PM
2 years on July 26 that mum passed away that how long it has been that I can finally come into this site and warm happy memories flowing back of my time with mum and the dementia.
I think the death of my son Just before my mum death June 4th numbed the pain of mum death that I thought “ oh well she dead now I can get on with my life “ while holding in the emotions of crying because I was scared to cry. God it’s been hard long journey of life without mum and getting use to “not looking
inspirational
by Margarita on 10-04-2009 at 07:12 PM
=Margarita;33655 TEN REQUESTS OF THE ALZHEIMER'S VICTIM
PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME
Remember, I am the helpless victim of an organic brain
disease which is out of my control.
TALK TO ME
Even though I can not always answer you. I can hear
your voice and sometimes comprehend your words.
BE KIND TO ME
For each day of my life is a long and desperate struggle.
Inspirational posts
by Margarita on 10-04-2009 at 06:58 PM
Margarita;168042]
Inspirational posts
by Margarita on 10-04-2009 at 06:55 PM
Margarita;168025]Courage is
+++++++++++++++++++
Courage is what happens when your desire to make positive
progress is greater than your fear of a negative setback.
Courage is what happens when you look at those fears, listen
to them, learn from them, use them to prepare, and then move
boldly forward.
Courage is how problems are turned into opportunities.
Courage is why some people are able to move the situation
forward
inspirational
by Margarita on 10-04-2009 at 06:53 PM
Compassionate Communication with the Memory Impaired
by Liz Ayres
A Volunteer of the Alzheimer's Association and Former Caregiver
DON'T
Don’t reason.
Don’t argue.
Don’t confront.
Don’t remind them they forget.
Don’t question recent memory.
Don’t take it personally.
DO
Give short, one sentence explanations.
Allow plenty of time for comprehension, then triple