(8) Angelic life consists in useful service and in good
deeds of charity. (Secrets of Heaven 454)
My approach to care is all about the usefulness that a person wants to
be engaged in, even when dementia clouds the mind and efforts. If people
are “still here,” they want to know what they love, what they’ve done, who
they are. The key to my enjoyment and inspiration as a caregiver is learning
about people’s careers, values, goals and achievements in their lifetimes, and
celebrating these elements of their lives in the form of stories, song lyrics and
other ways. It brings life back to life, for everyone.
Tryn Rose Seley is a gardener, photographer and author of
15 Minutes of Fame: One Photo Does Wonders to Bring You
Both Back to Solid Ground. It is available on her website,
caregiverheart.com, or on Amazon for Kindle, and Barnes and
Noble for Nook. Please contact her directly for a printed copy.
Tryn lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Contacts: [email protected];
facebook.com/caregiverheart, https://twitter.com/trynrose, www.
linkedin.com/in/trynrose
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