Finding Humor in Our Alzheimer’s Days
Kathy, of KnowItAlz.com Blog commented on a post Liz recently wrote. She has written me before at Alzheimer’s Notes and I’m always truck by the inspiration I can find at her blog.
Kathy is the primary caregiver for her 78-year old father who has Alzheimer’s and lives with her. She tries, even though she has a very busy schedule, to find some light hearted humor to write about each day.
As Kathy describes it, “I am writing a blog that shows the lighter side of caregiving , and offers some tips for caregivers.”
Although my mom and aunt passed away several years ago, I still read Kathy’s blog and can relate.
When we can find humor each day, while caring for our loved one with Alzheimer’s, it makes the task much easier for them and for us. As I explained to a friend, when I related a funny incident about caring for my mom, “I’m not laughing at her. I’m laughing at the situation. And Mother often laughs with me.” (Sometimes it was either laugh or cry to survive.) It made both of us feel better in an often frustrating and difficult Alzheimer’s world.
Kathy, in her blog, makes the Alzheimer’s world a bit brighter as she finds humor in small things that cheer her father and her…and the rest of us, as she shares them.
And this short blog post, Can You?, is one you must read.
After reading Kathy’s blog, I think you’ll want to start keeping some notes about the lighthearted incidents in your Alzheimer’s world.
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