MEMORIES MEAN A LOT

One of the earliest impacts of Alzheimer’s or other related diseases is the inability to recall recent events. However, long-term memory is usually intact throughout several stages of the disorder.

Therefore, take advantage of this before it is too late, and don’t miss the stories of the wonderful historical events in your loved one’s life. You want to pass these great stories on to the younger generations in your family. These stories can be written, audio/video taped, or in the form of a picture album or scrapbook.

Topics to help you get started in a discussion and to gather pictures could be: early childhood, family gatherings, school years, special holidays, travel, jobs, military experience, or wars they lived through. It could also include stories on friends, hobbies, politics, achievements and special awards, and changes they have seen through the years.

Reminiscing with videos and pictures early in the disease process can be a pleasurable and meaningful activity for our loved one. As the disease progresses, this can also be used to help your loved one and family have more meaningful communication.

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