Taem man we i gat dementia i askem sem kwesten bakegen mo bakegen

“Wanem taem dokta i kam?” Tensmol bihaen: “Wanem taem dokta i kam?” Harem sem kwesten bakegen mo bakegen hemi wan long ol hevi wok long kea blong man we i gat dementia. Hemi komon tumas, hemi no wanem man i wantem, mo i gat ol kalem wei blong ansarem we bambae i mekem det i isi long yu tufala.

Wanem man we i gat dementia i askem sem kwesten olgeta taem?

Plante taem hemi from memori. Dementia i kasem shotterm memori, so man ya oftentaem i no rimembram se hem i bin askem, o i no rimembram ansa. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America i talem se askem kwesten plante taem hemi komon mo hemi stap nomo.

Kwesten ya oftentaem i garem tu wan filing. Alzheimer’s Association i eksplenem se wan kwesten we i repitim i save soem wari, wan askem blong help, o anxiety mo no sure filing, mo man ya oftentaem i lukaotem komfot mo wan samting we i save. “Bambae yumi go wanem taem?” i save minim “Mi nervos long go.” Boring, fraet, noes mo jenis long rutin i save stat hem, mo wan repitim kwesten i save soem nid tu, olsem nid blong go long toilet (Family Caregiver Alliance).

Wanem nao mi mas talem?

Ansarem kalmlo mo smol, olsem hem i fastaem.

• Kipim ansa i smol mo sem olgeta taem. “Dokta i stap long tu klok aftenun. Mi bambae stap wetem yu.” Wan ansa we i sem olgeta taem i isi blong man ya i save.
• Ansarem filing. “Yu wantem save long dokta. Hemi long aftenun ya, mo mi bambae drivim yumi. Yu no nidim duim eni samting.”
• Yusum warm voes mo gentol toj, sipos hem i laekem toj. Alzheimer’s Association i advaesem blong stap kalm mo nating yusum lojik o argumentem.
• Givim ansa we hem i lukaotem, olsem plante taem we i nidim. Alzheimer’s Association i talem blong repitim hem olsem plante taem we hem i askem.

Wanem nao mi mas no duim?

• “Yu bin askem mi finis long samting ya.” Family Caregiver Alliance i advaesem se yu no talem hem se hem i jes askem. Hemi no save helpem hem blong rimembram, mo hem i save feelem olsem hem i kasem wan kros.
• Longfala eksplenesen. Moa wok i givim moa samting blong foget.
• Sam, rol ae, o wan hard toj. National Institute on Aging i advaesem blong gat patiens mo no soem frustresen. Hemi hard; lukluk long sekson blong brok taem we i stap long hemia.

Ol simpol tul we i ansarem kwesten blong yu

Taem man ya i stil save ridim, wan raetem ansa we hem i save lukim i moa help long wan toktok nomo.

Ol aidia ya i kam long Alzheimer’s Association mo Alzheimer’s Los Angeles. Pointem gentol long nota (“Yumi lukluk long bod ya tugether”) nao i brata long fasin blong talem “Mi raetem long yu.”

Talemaot ivent klosap long taem

Toktok long apointmen o trip plante dei bifo i save kamaot olsem plante aua blong ol wari kwesten. Family Caregiver Alliance mo Alzheimer’s Los Angeles tufala i advaesem blong toktok long plan, espesel ol we i stresful olsem vizit long dokta o bat, nomo klosap long taem we bambae i kamaot. Nekis, talem wanem we bambae i kamaot biaftet, wan step long wan taem.

Aktiviti we i save jenisem tingting

Taem yu finis ansarem mo ansarem filing, wan kalm mo wan samting we hem i enjoyem i save help, espesel sipos boring i stap behaen long ol kwesten. Evri sos we i stap antap i advaesem blong redirektem long samting we man ya i laekem.

1. Wan smol, isi gem tugether. Picture pairs i kipim ol fotu i sow, so i no gat eni samting we hem i nidim rimembram.
2. Wan famliar wok. Folem taoel, sotem sok o sanem tebol. Sort together i wan ples blong on-skrin.
3. Toktok long samting we hem i laekem. Conversation cards i givim open kwesten we i no gat rong ansa.
4. Miusik, wok, o kakae smol. National Institute on Aging i lis ol dis olsem sam isi wei blong redirektem.
5. Wan kwaet brok. Sidaon tugether, lukluk aot long winda, o traem wan shea calm breathing taem.

Sipos hem i tanem bak long kwesten, ansarem bakegen, long gentol fasin. Hemia i oraet.

Lukaot ol pattern

Alzheimer’s Association i advaesem blong lukluk sipos ol kwesten i kamaot long sam taem long dei, aroun long sam man, o long sam ples. Sipos oltaem i stat bifo ol vizita i kam, o long leit aftenun, yu save redi bifo: wan nota long vizit, wan famliar aktiviti redi, wan kwaet rum. Gaed blong yumi long kalm leit-aftenun aktiviti i save help sipos aftenun i harem moa.

Kea long yu seleva

Ansarem sem kwesten long twentieth taem i mekem yu taet tumas. Sipos yu filim se patiens blong yu i finis mo man ya i sef, go long narafala rum fo minit mo brthi, olsem Alzheimer’s Los Angeles i talem. National Institute on Aging i encouragem ol kea man blong askem help mo tingting long respite kea. Moa aidia i stap long gaed blong kea long yu seleva.

Wanem taem mi mas kolem dokta?

Kolem dokta blong hem kwik sipos kwesten, konfiuson o fasin i jenis long wan sudden, o i wosem bigwan long ol aua o ol dei. National Institute on Aging i talem se sudden o kwik jenis long fasin, espesel bihaen long infeksen o jenis long medisin, i mas go long dokta long kwik taem. Dementia Australia i eksplenem se infeksen, medisin, lak blong wota, pen o kakato i save mekem delirium, wan sudden mo strong konfiuson we i nidim kwik tritmen. Sipos eni man i stap long denja, kolem emergency namba blong ples we yu stap long hem.