tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691272224916377155.post5469938180974901415..comments2023-04-30T15:50:11.586-07:00Comments on Moving In With Dementia: Stigma Against People with Diseases of the BrainRev. Katie Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02287879898436693836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691272224916377155.post-27952374470950884192011-02-17T22:01:16.660-08:002011-02-17T22:01:16.660-08:00Sweet Pea,
Thanks for your comment. I am sure you...Sweet Pea, <br />Thanks for your comment. I am sure your patient felt that you cared about her- what a gift you gave to her. My Mom is fully aware of the stigma and has said "No one wants me." That is heart breaking. I am thankful for people like you who see people in their full humanity and care for them. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Rev. KatieRev. Katie Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287879898436693836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691272224916377155.post-54800186624020453542011-02-14T20:09:25.795-08:002011-02-14T20:09:25.795-08:00Thank you for sharing this, Katie. I think part of...Thank you for sharing this, Katie. I think part of the stigma is just the so much that's unknown - and also that many people don't reflect on the many gifts and challenges of what it means to be human. I trained as a hospice volunteer and the first patient I was assigned to had severe dementia and/or Alzheimer's - and it broke my heart how she was treated by her family. I had no doubt that she was somehow aware of and felt the stigmatization. I made an extra effort to be patient with her, be kind and concerned... I was pleased that it made some difference in how she was treated by her family - a little improvement. But it is hard - and it breaks my heart when people act the way they do with others who they perceive to be somehow different then themselves. Having not known her before her condition got so bad, I wondered then as I sometimes do now, what her life had been like, what she would have thought if she'd known that her life would take the turn it had, etc. It's sobering and can help remind others that we are all human... Thank you for sharing. :)uukristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970754387568254966noreply@blogger.com