The Real Situation With Dementia; What Steemians Have Said; And The Positives; All In 10 unMEAN sTWEETs!
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We want to cure dementia!
It steals the YOU, away from YOU, till you no longer know who is who!
For people who have had to witness helplessly; a loved one deteriorate in this manner, there are countless tears involved, from fell tears to unfell tears.
What can steemians do?
How can we use steem technology to bring dementia to naught?
It starts here:
Let’s see what steemians have in their minds!
The Real Situation With Dementia;
What Steemians Have Said; And The Positives; All In 10 unMEAN sTWEETs!
The Situation With Dementia!
In the very heartfelt words of @aineyann:
Beautiful Article, very touching. I, myself care for patients with Dementia and see how rapid this disease progresses, it’s so sad to see how much a person can change from month to month from the person you once knew.
Loving thoughts from @aunt-deb:
I think this is one of the most difficult situations to deal with. They look like the person you used to know, but are entirely different now. You don’t know what reaction they’ll have, when such things were a given all your life. It’s hardest on the caregivers. The affected person has no concept of their words or actions beyond immediate expression of needs and wants as relates to themselves.
My husband’s mother is showing definite signs of memory issues and faulty decision making. She’s 85 and otherwise healthy. She currently lives alone. All the kids are worried, but not sure what to do. She’ll fight them tooth and nail whatever they decide, because she knows she’s not entirely in control anymore. That scares her, so she fights. I’ve even offered to be the ‘bad guy’ and be the one to put my foot down, since I’m an in-law. That would let the kids team up to ‘help’ her. But, not yet, they say. I’m scared what ‘yet’ is going to look like.
No matter how you look at it, it sucks. Positive thoughts on the way to you for patience and strength.
@mathworksheets said these words:
“If I had to compare her memory and her actions with a child, I believe that she is on the same level as a three year old. My grandmother has dementia. ”
I was exactly thinking this as my close relative is suffering from it, he keeps on talking about the incidents 50 - 60 years back in his life.
But the family is exactly like yours giantbear they are taking a good care of him and they (two sons, my uncles) always say that he looked after them when they were babies and now their dad is just a like baby in a bigger body and its their turn to payback a little.@giantbear elaborate the situation in a few words here:
She will leave her food to eat sweets just like a 3 year old. ��
@meesterboom also had something to say in his comment here:
It is a terrible disease. My gran forgot who she was in the end and had to be cared for 24/7 which was taxing at best. The worst is that the person who they were has gone by then and it is truly like being robbed of them.
How Do You Cater To One With Dementia?
@happyphoenix had this simple yet weighty comment:
Love and kindness is best medicine
@giantbear continues in this comment here:
We look after her very well, and she has everything that she needs. It has an impact on the family because we miss out on family time, but life goes on and we are committed so it is just something that we have to do…we were dealt these cards so we play with it.
Is Dementia A Rarity?
@breakingtonight said this much in her comment here:
More and more families are being impacted by the consequences of dementia.
@happyhousewife left this comment:
I lost my Mother 2 years ago, suffered with alzheimher’s for 16 years.
@aineyann said it all, in her comment here:
I work with Dementia patients and with the numbers increasing rapidly here in Ireland (40,000 and rising) at present, any preventative measures whatsoever is a huge bonus. This is such a crippling disease.
Positives!
Steemit has a amazing community of great minds called “Steemians” and steemians are talking:
Here are more steemians talking about this disease:
@thecryptofiend @theregularguy @uwelang @ace108 @proskynneo @hagbardceline @englishtchrivy @nulliusinverba @tiagopaixao @lemouth @darth-azrael @herverisson @teamsteem @clayboyn @lscottphotos
Read this post and its comments to see that Steemians can find cure for dementia or we are in the process:
Tooth Loss May Increase Your Risk of Dementia by Up to 80%
What Is unMEAN sTWEETs Doing About Cure For Dementia?
We have SteemLab, where can congregate to discuss this issues and a SteemDump, to curate all findings till we can cook up something.
There is also https://steemit.chat/channel/mental-health!
Join @lscottphotos on that channel as he has a passion for mental health!
“Join The Conversation!”
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Thanks for sharing
Nice post
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Good work my friend! This is a great iniciative! It is very good to highlight those who take the time to value a post. Steem on!
Exactly!
Great post friend
Keep them coming !
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I agree. More conversations definitely need to stem on steemit! Why not start off with dementia!
Nice posting ! Thank you, for give inspiration thorough compilation answer and comment from steemians. Nice ! :)
Your are welcome! This can't have happened without the amazing yet sometimes hidden comments of amazing steemians! Thank you for the heart you showed with regards to dementia.
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