Excellent class!. Wish I can attend Teepa Snow class someday. I am retired RN and worked in an acute setting.Never too late to learn this. Thank you Teepa.
Oh my gosh this has been very enlightening. I am about to move my 85 year old Uncle into my house. He has dementia. I am going to ask everyone who interacts with him to please watch this video. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Im a former CNA and current in home caregiver and Teepa has completely changed my way of thinking for the better. Thank you Teepa Snow! Your work is Greatly needed and appreciated! ❤
I am wondering if the staff members at ASL’s and nursing homes receive this specific kind of training. This is so helpful. I’ve only watched a handful of Ms. Snow’s videos and already feel more empowered to deal with my 91 year old mother who is starting to progress in her dementia and living in a facility. I’ve always been the “know it all” daughter, so it’s going to be tough to say I’m sorry, recognize what she has left and be more empathetic.! It’s so sad to watch this happen to a family member! Thank you Teepa!
My care-partner husband said to gather video that he could watch, to help him in giving care. I watched 30min of this video & i can't watch any more because what she is saying is just so very on-target -- for me -- that i am sobbing. THAT is exactly what it feels like!! I have never heard it put so well. WOW!! It may not be what i am actually verbalizing, but it is what i am feeling, so these feelings are definitely influencing relationships. Teepa Snow, thank you! Not only did you capture what it feels like (at least during this phase i am experiencing) but you put it in a context that others can gain something positive from the experience other than "oh i am so sorry you are experiencing this" (which isnt in itself a bad thing it is a good thing, but this video has positive suggestions). Plz pass this on, it is so great!!
Thank you this helps me with my husband that has Dementia. It has been hard and I sometimes get mad and realize I’m mad at my self cause I don’t understand this sickness. Watching these videos help me to stay in tuned. It’s a reminder of how I should be with my husband Thank you Teepa for ur help….
So much of what you have been discussing is what I have witnessed and your information is so very helpful. Thank you for helping me understand how to handle the various situations that arise.
For me this was an amazingly interesting and entertaining way of learning about a sad condition. Many thanks. I fear that as much as I learn on these sites, I will never have the instincts and knowledge to be the carer the sufferer of dementia ought to have.
My grandpa must've had dementia. He slept on a glass mirror,stuffed papers in the stove top burners,and walked out in the middle of the night with no coat to shovel snow. This is one big, bad illness!
It’s important to be sincere and apologize... A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger - answer in a gentle way, and with respect. 1- I’m sorry you’re angry 2- I’m sorry I tried to help 3- I’m sorry I treated you like [that] 4- I’m sorry it’s hard 5- I’m sorry you’re right ...written without punctuation, purposely (look for humor to help remember!) 28 minutes, break time, intend to return to edit and continue. We are care partners, when there’s no receiver... (Note Teepa’s hand shake) Learn their dance, their language... create a relationship. Restate what they say in a rage. Remember what remains on the right, what is lost on the left... Oh, that frontal lobe! Guys, teens - decisions and impulses... Hmm...retained words that reduce cortisone! Match the verbal and visual cues. Teepa’s shake turns into hand under hand smoothly for assistance. Smells are lost- becoming dangerous. Vision is in the rear of the brain.
Are there any article citations for the "research" she mentions? I only ask because I am trying to share this with college professors and the proof is in the academic study "pudding"
