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Critical Dementia Skill #1 Finding Meaning in Dementia

Written by M. Estrade on 6th April 2020 Blog

This is the first installment in the Critical Dementia Skills (CDS) series. For more information on the series, start HERE. You can also click on the CDS tags in the blog for more. Could we have started the Critical Dementia Skills (CDS) Series with a larger topic? People have pondered the meaning of life for thousands and thousands of years. They’ve also thought about the meaning of suffering for that long. Certainly, people have wondered about the meaning of dementia since it has become a phenomenon in society.

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Finding Meaning in Care Partnering

Written by M. Estrade on 7th October 2018 Blog

I believe that one of the most powerful tools in the dementia care partner’s toolbox is finding meaning in the challenging situation. I also feel that one of the most difficult topics to bring up is the same…finding meaning. After all, who am I to suggest that there is a purpose in this ordeal, or losing a spouse to the syndrome, or as some put it “becoming a parent to my parent”? Sometimes I will throw the topic it out to my support group and pray to not get dirty looks,

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