Thanks for reading, Jade! And for your kind and thoughtful comment. You summed it up so well yourself.
I’ve been thinking, too, about how the struggle relates back to acceptance (or a lack thereof). The impulse to correct is a form of resistance, which is why it’s so exhausting and futile.
I love how you have examined this Patti. How the innate need to correct is more about the caregiver’s expectations, desires & pain, which can so easily be of no use to the person with dementia. The letting go of ‘right’ to settle within ‘right now’ — a beautiful observation.
Thanks for reading, Jade! And for your kind and thoughtful comment. You summed it up so well yourself.
I’ve been thinking, too, about how the struggle relates back to acceptance (or a lack thereof). The impulse to correct is a form of resistance, which is why it’s so exhausting and futile.
I love how you have examined this Patti. How the innate need to correct is more about the caregiver’s expectations, desires & pain, which can so easily be of no use to the person with dementia. The letting go of ‘right’ to settle within ‘right now’ — a beautiful observation.