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Today is Tuesday ……………………………………………… Good Morning, MJ 💕

My cousin cousin posted this on her FB page after losing her sister…great advice.

If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live.

I want them to remember these things.
1. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi dad - it’s ………...”
Please don't ask- Do you know who I am??? That just causes me anxiety.

2. If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. 🌸

3. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.❤️

4. If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.👍🏽❤️👍🏽

5. If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

6. If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.❤️🥰❤️🥰

7. If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.

8. If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am. ❤️

9. If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends. ❤️

10. If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.

11. If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me. ❤️

12. If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated. ❤️

13. If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house, especially popcorn. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.❤️

14. If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.👍🏽

15. If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live.👍🏽

16. If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.❤️

17. If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.👍🏽

18. If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.❤️❤️❤️

19. If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.👍🏽

20. If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.❤️

21. If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.❤️🥰❤️

22. If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”🌼❤️

Someone once said if you take care of someone with dementia you lose them more and more everyday. When they get the diagnosis, when they go through different stages, when they need treatment and when they pass away.

This is called "the longest goodbye ". As the brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. They could end up lying in bed, not moving and not eating or drinking.
There will be people who will scroll past this post because Dementia has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has battled or is still battling dementia.

To raise awareness of this cruel disease, I would like my friends to put this on their page today.

Hold your finger on the post to copy and paste to your timeline.

A special thank you to anyone willing to put this on their timeline for Dementia Awareness Week.
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This post has very special meaning to me.

Can you tell me the size of the easter egg buttons? I need some for an counted cross stitch Easter project. Thank you!

I need prays for my stepfather. 911 has been called to take him to ER.
The person said it could be he has had a stroke. We do not know yet.
My family thanks ya for the prays. Ya will never know how much that seems.

Good Tuesday morning everyone. It's going to be a nice day today and we'll be outside soaking it up. Today I should finish my second to last row of "Lady". The last row the pages aren't as big so it should go a lot quicker and it's lots of one or two colors. Decided to try Applegate natural hot dogs and make beanie weenies. We haven't had those in a long, long time and it will be a change. That's it from Northern Indiana this morning. Have a terrific Tuesday!

Happy birthday and best wishes to all who are celebrating special days this month.

Today is Monday …………………………………………….. Good Morning, MJ 💕

Hello everyone! It's the first of June, the beginning of the month and time to share what we've been working on, or have completed, in recent weeks.

Share a photo and brief description (name of design + designer or publisher). As always, if you're not able to post photos or simply prefer not to, just tell us in words about your projects!

Take care, everyone!