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The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
How can our family live well with Alzheimer's?
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Coping Pictures of Helen kissing her mother
Coping . Overcoming Frustrations
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Seven Hints for Coping
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Take Time for Yourself
Find Something to Anticipate Every Day
Go with the Flow
Expect the Unexpected
Find a Common Bond
Recognition Is More Than a Name
Know that There is Life After Alzheimer's
Take Time for Yourself
In an airplane emergency, you're always told to secure your own oxygen mask before helping anyone else. The same goes for supporting someone with Alzheimer's. Make sure you're OK before you jump in to help. You'll be a much more effective source of care and support.

Stories from Others
I remember my father trying to help a puppy that was hit by a car. The poor thing bit him. Instead of being angry at the puppy, he said it wasn't the dog's fault. It was in so much pain. I feel like that sometimes - filled with so much pain that I don't recognize a kind hand. — Sue Matthews Petrovski , "A Return Journey"

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Overcoming Frustrations
Planning Ahead
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Quote
Lose something every day.
Accept the fluster
Of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing ist hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster;
Places, and names, and where it was you meant
To travel. None of these will bring disaster.
— Elizabeth Bishop