So true Kate, I keep telling myself if I can put my two feet on the ground each morning I am doing OK even if I feel exhausted. Hope you had an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas and all the best for 2017.
Evelyn
Paulan: I am also grateful for many things. I am very fortunate to have a healthy and loving husband and children who are always thinking of ways to help me. I am also grateful for this incredible support I receive from all of my friends on the Internet. It all comes down to attitude. Some people approach life events in a positive manner and some people approach events in their lives with a negative outlook. We can’t change reality but we can sure change our responses to those events.
You are a true inspiration with the most positive, uplifting attitude Kate Swaffer. Good on you and people like you. All Best for New Year and beyond. Paula
That’s a lovely poem Kate. After 18 years of enabling, supporting and caring for people living with dementia I have observed many people. I have observed that the happiest people are not the people who seemingly have the most, but the people who are gratiful, thankful, appreciative for what they do have and for what truly matters and in most instances what matters most is love, love of family, friends and of life. I have also oberved that the true essence of a person remains to the end even with dementia. I wish you much love and joy in 2017. Kate Lambert, CEO, Daughterly Care
BTW, I propose that from now on we completely stop using the term BPSDs. Let’s replace it with Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Being Human (BPSBHs; formerly know as BPSDs), or Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Being Normal (BPSBNs), or some such. What do you think? Do you have alternative name suggestions? The new term is proven by the results of my little survey: http://myalzheimersstory.com/2016/12/17/a-short-survey-on-behaviour-results-to-date/ to which 884 people had responded as of 07:00 EST January 2, 2017.
I totally agree. There are a few who are pushing for it to become a new acronym, but I feel that the old ways, and old thinking is so entrenched, no matter what BPSD is changed to, it will always mean labelling and poorer care…
Kate: re “a few who are pushing for it to become a new acronym” who specifically are “the few” to which you refer, because I’m writing an article about it and I need to see their work and reference who they are in my writing. Grateful for you help thanks.
Thanks Kate. It’s for a second Journal of American Medical Directors Association journal editorial I’m drafting now. My first editorial (on antipsychotics currently slated for March issue – I’m chuffed!). X
beautifully written-so true💜
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So true Kate, I keep telling myself if I can put my two feet on the ground each morning I am doing OK even if I feel exhausted. Hope you had an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas and all the best for 2017.
Evelyn
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Best wishes to you for the new year as well Evelyn…
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I love this, so true, I try to find happiness in everyday and gratitude. xx
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love you too dear Robyn… and that DH of yours too! My DH was only talking about our term of endearment the other night!! xox
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Paulan: I am also grateful for many things. I am very fortunate to have a healthy and loving husband and children who are always thinking of ways to help me. I am also grateful for this incredible support I receive from all of my friends on the Internet. It all comes down to attitude. Some people approach life events in a positive manner and some people approach events in their lives with a negative outlook. We can’t change reality but we can sure change our responses to those events.
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Totally agree with your last sentence Paulan…x
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You are a true inspiration with the most positive, uplifting attitude Kate Swaffer. Good on you and people like you. All Best for New Year and beyond. Paula
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Thank you Paula… some days, I hide in my corner and am not very positive at all, but I guess everyone does that?! x
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Thank you for the reminder. I hope it is okay for me to share on for others to remember by
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Of course, and thank you for sharing x
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Bingo.
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Not ever for me, or I will become every single label of the so called BPSD’s!!! but I get what you mean! xx
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Beautifully shared.
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Thank you dear Michael xx
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That’s a lovely poem Kate. After 18 years of enabling, supporting and caring for people living with dementia I have observed many people. I have observed that the happiest people are not the people who seemingly have the most, but the people who are gratiful, thankful, appreciative for what they do have and for what truly matters and in most instances what matters most is love, love of family, friends and of life. I have also oberved that the true essence of a person remains to the end even with dementia. I wish you much love and joy in 2017. Kate Lambert, CEO, Daughterly Care
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Thank you Kate, and I hope the new year is everything you wish for xx
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🙂 😛
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BTW, I propose that from now on we completely stop using the term BPSDs. Let’s replace it with Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Being Human (BPSBHs; formerly know as BPSDs), or Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Being Normal (BPSBNs), or some such. What do you think? Do you have alternative name suggestions? The new term is proven by the results of my little survey: http://myalzheimersstory.com/2016/12/17/a-short-survey-on-behaviour-results-to-date/ to which 884 people had responded as of 07:00 EST January 2, 2017.
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I totally agree. There are a few who are pushing for it to become a new acronym, but I feel that the old ways, and old thinking is so entrenched, no matter what BPSD is changed to, it will always mean labelling and poorer care…
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Kate: re “a few who are pushing for it to become a new acronym” who specifically are “the few” to which you refer, because I’m writing an article about it and I need to see their work and reference who they are in my writing. Grateful for you help thanks.
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I’ll see if I can find it/them… xx
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Thanks Kate. It’s for a second Journal of American Medical Directors Association journal editorial I’m drafting now. My first editorial (on antipsychotics currently slated for March issue – I’m chuffed!). X
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I’m still searching…
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