It can be ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด when your mum, who once knew you so well, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ. This moment can stir up a mix of feelings, from ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, and thatโs okay.
It's important to remember that ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is a common part of dementia and doesnโt mean your mum has lost her love for you. Dementia affects memory and recognition, but it doesnโt change the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป you share. Her feelings for you remain, even if her memory falters.
Rather than focusing on trying to get her to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ, shift your attention to spending ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ. Even if your mum forgets your name, she still recognises the love, care, and kindness you bring. Try engaging in meaningful activities - ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ค๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข, ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ต ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
These small moments of ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐ are what really matter. They remind her of your bond and affirm her feelings, even if the memories fade.
Creating positive, meaningful interactions can be more fulfilling than prompting her to remember your name.
And donโt forget to seek support for yourselfโcaring for a loved one with dementia is an emotional journey, and you donโt have to go through it alone.
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