Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.

Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.

 

Give them love,

show them understanding-

make them feel the person-

they once were;

their dignity, never take

away from them,

their self-respect, without

hesitation you must maintain.

 

Memory may be gone,

storage and retrieval

mechanism may have

collapsed;

like arboretum-

a botanical garden of trees-

Alzheimer patients-remain

individuals in the

garden of homo sapiens .

 

Although, their past is erased,

the present-they live on

borrowed time-

let their life have meaning

let them live their life to

the fullest;

belittle or denigrate them not,

rather, praise and honor them.

 

When angry, show empathy-

when agitated, never aggravate-

engage them, but never task;

involve them, expect little or

nothing.

 

Draw them out in love,

show them kindness,

when inactive-offer help-

reward-do not anticipate,

rather, prepare for

disappointments as decline

in their condition worsening .

Regardless, give Alzheimer love,

show Alzheimer understanding,

dignity, do not take away,

self-respect, never deny.

 

Treat them not like figures,

treat them not like babies,

but let their self-worth

reside with them.

Show Alzheimer love-

to make them live AGAIN.