Coping with the Alternate Realities of Dementia Patients

By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide Monday, August 13, 2007

 

I explained to the doctor that it would only frustrate Dad if I tried to drag him into my reality. The only reality Dad knew was in his head, and it was my job to go there; to join him in his reality and make that reality as pleasant for him as possible. I owed him no less than my best effort. This doctor nodded slowly, winked and continued on his rounds, while I got back to my work as Dad's office assistant.

 

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By Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide— Last Modified: 11/13/11, First Published: 08/13/07