<div dir="ltr"><div>Beautiful ! Thank you for sharing,</div><div>Love</div><div>R<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 4:05 PM Spirit House via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="margin:0in;text-align:start"><font size="3" face="Calibri, sans-serif">~~~You may have already received this from other sources ~~~~ or you may have read it and just forgot… </font></div><div style="margin:0in;text-align:start"><font size="3" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0in;text-align:start"><font size="3" face="Calibri, sans-serif">~ Here it is again if that is the case ~~~~ Lots of Love to everyone~!!!</font></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:12pt">Janice is a friend of 40 years who has Frontal lobe dementia. Her care-giver gave this to her husband. </span><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><blockquote style="text-align:start;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In honor of Janice-<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live. I want them to remember these things.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”<u></u><u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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