Fun, practical, family-friendly holiday activities with someone who has Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.
Fun, practical, family-friendly holiday activities with someone who has Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.
Holiday celebrations help keep your family connected. Treasure new memories. Feel the love. Cherish each moment of joy.
Dementia creates ambiguous loss. Your loved one is here, but not here. It’s confusing. There’s no timetable, so no sense of closure.
Kim Foster helps care for her mother-in-law, Alice, who is living with dementia. Reflecting on an especially challenging stretch during the pandemic, she says: “It was the toughest three months I’ve ever spent caring for someone. But it was completely worth it.”
When caring for a loved one living with dementia, learn to look at things in a new way. It’s easy to overlook the little things, but those little things may make a big difference.
Sending handmade cards and personal notes can help families stay connected during the Alzheimer’s journey.