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Dong U Dead

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ToP BaSS said :
A lot of those one assumes are nursing assistance are in fact care workers/care assistance and as such are the lowest paid and unlikely to have had formal training as non is required.

abuse has nothing to do with training - it's compassion, caring, loving, enjoying, patience <- if you have all this trained or not you will make a fantastic nurse assistant, carer or whatever the title is.
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25-Nov-2019 11:01:37

Averia Light

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Kiwi Magic said :
Get rid of your aluminium pots and pans and swap them for stainless steel.


My grandma cooked for my grandpa on stainless steel their entire lives. He still got Alzheimer's.
And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

26-Nov-2019 02:12:23

Averia Light

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Dong U Dead said :
ToP BaSS said :
A lot of those one assumes are nursing assistance are in fact care workers/care assistance and as such are the lowest paid and unlikely to have had formal training as non is required.

abuse has nothing to do with training - it's compassion, caring, loving, enjoying, patience <- if you have all this trained or not you will make a fantastic nurse assistant, carer or whatever the title is.


I will try one more time...

You can be as compassionate as you want, but when you are literally hit in the face, exposed to bodily fluid that could pass diseases or a number of things, your fight or flight is activated which is a survival instinct. Pretty much the only thing that can overcome this instinct in such a situation is to prepare and train for it.

And, no offense, but compassion doesn't teach you how to do a number of things nurses and doctors do. Training does.
And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

26-Nov-2019 02:15:29 - Last edited on 26-Nov-2019 02:16:42 by Averia Light

Jakey Boy
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Averia Light said :
Kiwi Magic said :
Get rid of your aluminium pots and pans and swap them for stainless steel.


My grandma cooked for my grandpa on stainless steel their entire lives. He still got Alzheimer's.
was he vaccinated though?
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26-Nov-2019 03:32:13

Averia Light

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Jeremy Cheng said :
I don't understand how there isn't a cure for Alzheimer's in 2019 yet


There are medications that slow the progression, so hopefully they will come up with something soon.
And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

26-Nov-2019 10:34:36

ToP BaSS

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Dong U Dead said :
ToP BaSS said :
A lot of those one assumes are nursing assistance are in fact care workers/care assistance and as such are the lowest paid and unlikely to have had formal training as non is required.

abuse has nothing to do with training - it's compassion, caring, loving, enjoying, patience <- if you have all this trained or not you will make a fantastic nurse assistant, carer or whatever the title is.

And yet you make a contradictory post...
"I have seen videos on the treatment of the elderly in rest homes (Alzheimer's or not) - this one video the way the nurse assistants, yes more than one treat the patient is shocking, absolutely shocking."

Lifting someone, or even repositioning someone, in the wrong way is dangerous and abuse. Solution - training.
Force feeding someone who is reluctant to eat is abuse. Solution - training.
Not checking or dealing with personal area skin care is abuse. Solution - training.
Making mocking fun of a patient is abuse. Solution - training.
etc. etc. etc.
All the above have been recent examples of untrained care worker practices.

26-Nov-2019 17:44:13 - Last edited on 26-Nov-2019 17:48:11 by ToP BaSS

Froud
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This thread means a lot to me.

Averia Light, you are a very strong person to even create something like this! It's much appreciated it.

I hope that you can find some time for yourself, and I hope that you can relax.

While I do not want to go into details about my experience with it... the only insights I can offer are: anger solves nothing; repeating the same conversations is OK (even if it's annoying); being there for them, and having patience is a blessing; and having tons of laughter is great.

Thank you.

28-Nov-2019 01:32:49

Loki
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Thank you for making this thread, and thank you to all who have shared their knowledge and experiences around this.

For time context, this all happened around September, 2015.

Unfortunately, my grandfather and I had very little contact with each other and I strongly resented him due to things he had done to me when I was younger, however he started suffering Alzheimer's during his last few months before passing away. My mum's sister took him back to New Zealand for care, as the care for elderly in Australia is appalling (from what we've seen on TV anyway). Despite that thought, the care centre in New Zealand neglected his care - an active investigation was put in place and it was found that they did not feed him often enough, they were not assisted him in going to the toilet, and several other things. He then passed away from pneumonia.

Unfortunately, I still took little to no interest in him and continued to neglect him, even after receiving calls over Skype and ignoring them. However, one day I did decide to answer the call, and that was the call which informed me to let my mum know that her father had passed away. My mum wasn't at home at the time, but I was dreading having to tell her the news, and decided to wait until the next day. I did eventually tell her and it caused her to collapse. Everything fell apart shortly afterwards...

I'm not too sure why, but after finding this out it hit me so much that I was quite sad for a number of weeks - thinking over what I had done to not forgive, and to take an effort to keep up communication with him. This hit me so hard, and at the same time as other bad things (irl and on this game) that I began doing things that I knew I'd regret (and still do to this day, especially for irreversible things), as well as become a recluse for a few weeks.


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28-Nov-2019 08:11:07

Loki
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I began researching the disease during this time to find out more about what could be done to help. I began volunteering at a local retirement village in my spare time and communicating with several residents there for over a year from running the resident shop (little convenience store), to just spending time talking to them, and landscaping around their village grounds, which filled me with some joy, has changed my perspective on the elderly, and well as those who are most vulnerable to diseases and need to be looked after. I created some close bonds with people in the retirement village.

I also actively searched for more information on my grandfather and decided to research my family tree and his history. I found out that his final request was to donate his war medals to the Liverpool War Museum in the UK - which I have yet to do (I have been instructed when I can, to pick the medals up from his brother, and deliver them to the museum). It's just a matter of finding time to get from Cambridge to Liverpool. ;)


After this happening to me, as well as other issues involving university, and funny enough Runescape and the Runescape forums (which some may remember) with irreversible issues occurring, my whole perspective on life I think changed. I've been able to focus on the important aspects of life and general duties, dedicate any free time I have to either learning, or actively volunteering in the community. I would like to believe that I've become a better citizen, more mature for my age and a contributing member of society, rather than just taking and acting immature.

I would really like to start some volunteering in the Uk where I now live, but they don't make it easy here..... my current employer has stated in my contract that I am not allowed to volunteer during weekdays, and it seems 99% of all volunteering positions I've been looking for only happen on weekdays. :(




Anyway, sorry for the two long posts. Again thank you all for sharing your stories!
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28-Nov-2019 08:11:17

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