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LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
1. Agree, never argue.
2. Divert, never reason.
3. Distract, never shame.
4. Reassure, never lecture.
5. Reminisce, never say "remember."
6. Repeat, never say "I told you."
7. Let them do what they can do, never say "you can't."
8. Ask, never demand.
9. Encourage, never condescend.
10. Reinforce, never force.

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I'm going to print this and read it many times daily. Thank You!! Also once a Physical Therapist told me that when my mother gets real bad just to tell myself
"this is not my mother/father, but I will care for them until she/he gets back".
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I'm going to print this and read it many times daily. Thank You!!
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10 Commandments of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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good point :)
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I love this. Might be retitled

LIVING WITH PEOPLE
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Thank you Grannie9. We all need this gentle reminder. (((hugs)))
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