Caring For Mary by Nicholas Andrefsky

Author:Nicholas Andrefsky [Andrefsky, Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781462097616
Publisher: Author Solutions Inc.
Published: 2012-01-18T05:00:00+00:00

After the nurse walked away, I talked with her supervisor—to absolutely no avail. I wish I could say that the nurse saw the error of her ways, but she grew little icicles and refused to be pleasant. Mary only remembered that about her stay.

Do be nice. Don’t be embarrassed for them because they don’t remember anything. If you are going to be in the life of a dementia-stricken person, normal rules do not apply. Be direct, for crying out loud. Some people beat so far around the bush that the point they are trying to make is completely lost. Just say it. It’s not cruel for them—and it’s easier on the more highly functioning members in the conversation.

What about their dignity you ask? No one is saying to belittle or offend them. So what if undies are actually diapers. A euphemism is not an insult when you are protecting the dignity of your charge. Think of the family.

Not being a fashionable man of means compounded by moderate colorblindness, I made mistakes. But the worst part was not caring about it. Beth set me straight pretty quickly during one visit.

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