What can you do with someone with Alzheimer's, bake cookies!
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2015
- My dad has Alzheimer's. I try to find things to engage him with. Today we baked cookies. When he was younger he was a brilliant engineer. Even though he has Alzheimer's you can still bits of his detail oriented engineer mind coming through even in baking cookies!
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Every time I see my grandpa I bring him cookies he doesn’t always remember me as his granddaughter but he knows I’m the sweet girl that brings him cookies
Such a gift to this sweet man to have had this very remarkable daughter- who exponentially added day by day quality and love to his life.
"If you don't laugh, you'll cry." So true!
I'm assuming you've been touched personally by Alzheimer's. I'm sorry as I know just how brutal it can be. Hugs
Hey Elaine, you know what I noticed, his brain still thinks/thought like an engineer's brain. My dad is computer programmer, and in every aspect of his life he thinks on a micro level, which makes winning arguments with him very difficult. anyway, im sorry for you loss. I actually wanted to send a birthday card but soon found out through anther video that he has passed away. Thanks for sharing these videos! Norm is a joy, pure joy to watch. You are a good daughter.
My dad says that because of his profession and its requirements, his brain is always on a "creative and problem solving" mode. Thats what i meant to say. Even in one of the popping bubble videos, i noticed that.
Fatima A Aww, thank you for the lovely message! I chuckled when you talked of never being able to win an argument with your dad. I can relate as my dad was the same way pre-Alzheimer's. As the disease progressed he never really engaged in arguments and he became more childlike ans innocent. However....you are right, he always exhibited engineer-like thought processes, even to the end :)
One of my father's greatest pleasures throughout his entire life was helping others. When he first got diagnosed with Alzheimer's I asked him if it would be okay with him if I shared our story. He asked me why I would want to do so and I explained to him that I thought our story could help others who unfortunately are also forced to deal with this brutally difficult disease. His response was if I truly believed it would help even just one person then yes go ahead and share our story. Even though my dad passed away in February of 2016 I still feel very passionate about how devastating this disease is for those afflicted with it. I also feel very passionate about the plight of the millions of caregivers who are struggling on a daily basis to try to provide care for their loved ones with little to no help or support. I still continue to post our videos (I still have a lot of footage left that I filmed of my dad) and advocate because I receive so many message daily from people telling me that our videos help them. My dad would be exctatic to know that he is still helping others!
Take care, and again...thank you for the lovely message 💜
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you where an amazing daughter to this man, ive seen many videos of Alzheimer's patients and it all seems to go the same way, they quickly deteriorate to a level of complete inability to communicate, all there family can seem to do is repeat the same i love yous and are you happy todays, i really believe you slowed his decline considerably.
My grandmother has dementia. Since 06. She has declined more in the recent years. Your videos have made it easier for me to deal with it. I'm pledging to see her more, and spend more time with her. Thank you for posting these heartwarming videos of your father. God bless both of you. He is resting easy:)
💕 I laughed and I cried. Good idea, smaller cookies pop them into your mouth :)