I don't know what title to put on this post, so just writing it in the hope that I get inspiration. How do those with dementia and carers of those with dementia deal with unhelpful attitudes from members of public. For example in supermarket check outs when my sister is having problems putting all groceries on the conveyor, sometimes she puts some on and then pushes the rest through in the trolley and the person behind her has already put their groceries on and I have to manoeuvre my way in to put rest of groceries where they should be. The person behind starts muttering and complaining to the person they are with and I just bubble up inside. We always go to the same checkout operator on the same day about the same time and she is aware of difficulties and lovely. It is just the others. I feel like telling them that my sister has dementia, but my sister obviously would be horrified as she calls it extreme stress.
Deaf people wear hearing aids or use sign language so we are aware, people with sight impairment often have a white stick or dark glasses or a dog so we are aware. Is there a case for those with cognitive impairment to wear something that makes people aware, although I hate labels of any kind, or am I being irrational?
I wonder whether the wearing of forget-me-not jewellery a badge or a brooch?
Deaf people wear hearing aids or use sign language so we are aware, people with sight impairment often have a white stick or dark glasses or a dog so we are aware. Is there a case for those with cognitive impairment to wear something that makes people aware, although I hate labels of any kind, or am I being irrational?
I wonder whether the wearing of forget-me-not jewellery a badge or a brooch?