April 22, 2022
Today is February 18, 2023. It will soon be a year since I took this picture. Shelley looks good and is smiling. This must have been a good day.
When a person has dementia, it's not always easy to tell if they are having a good day or not. What is locked up there in their brain? Memories? Happiness to see you? Frustration because they can't speak?
For the caregiver, a good day is when the person recognizes you.
Another caregiver might be having a good day when the dementia person doesn't foul his/her clothes, and there's no smelly cleanup involved.
For each of us, the person with the horrific disease, or the caregiver, a good day can be hard to define.
When we have one, we're grateful.
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