Best Way to Communicate with Someone Who Has Dementia
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, it may seem like the heart of every problem with care is the inability to communicate. We all understand that language breaks down over time with dementia. As the parts of the brain that hold language are affected by the disease, it becomes more and more difficult to communicate. However, just knowing that doesn’t really help us in the moment. So what can we do?
Is it ok to laugh at dementia?
Different people will answer the question of the title in different ways. My answer: laughing at someone because they have dementia is not ok. But can you laugh at the disease? I do. For me, I have to. What do you think?