Diverse Alzheimers Q9, Iβd like to be able to speak about end of life, but you need the other person to be prepared to listen and engage. Iβm sure deep inside us we feel itβs disrespectful in some way, to talk about your death when youβre still alive. #diverseaalz #oltdem
Arguably DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell anna wharton book will have considerable interest in the dementia community with its essential theme of end of life. It will encourage conversations. The fact it goes beyond dementia per se opens up possibilities. End of life applies to all @diversealz
~Jen~ π§ anna wharton DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell As said, do tweet if you would like to. We are a friendly bunch and you should get some answers.
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell anna wharton Q1, Hopefully it will get conversationβs started. Itβs true in the UK we donβt talk about the end of life, yet itβs also part of living. #diversealz
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell Q4, I do agree! My children however donβt. Regardless Iβm working through βMy Future Careβ handbook and have managed to tick off a good few of the things I need to do. Hopefully it will make life easier for my children at the end. #divetseaalz
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell Kathryn Mannix A good GP is one who doesn't just prescribe medications but is also a good listener & if had same one for a time will know about living circumstances etc. Unfortunately, many not see same GP that leads to loss of this vital element & poor connection/communications #diversealz
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell My Way by Frank Sinatra is always a good one #diversealz
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell anna wharton Choices are v important. As is being able to change your mind. Having all this recorded so can be easily accessed & wishes complied with when die. Probably, many people still not aware of need for this or how to do it #diversealz
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell anna wharton O is for Open hearted, Open minded, observant #diversealz
anna wharton Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer last year. She was diagnosed, was in hospice for about a week before she passed away. This was all in a period of 3 weeks. Having been there with her, I have many questions now about her experience. I miss her every day. β€οΈβπ©Ή
Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell We talk about another important anagram in the book you might like to hear about in terms of receiving medical interventions β BRAN β things we should all ask our doctors
What are the BENEFITS
what are the RISKS
what are the ALTERNATIVES
and what if I do NOTHING
#oltdem
anna wharton Diverse Alzheimers You might be interested in this.
cbc.ca/radio/whitecoaβ¦
anna wharton Diverse Alzheimers DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell This can be issue if person goes to live in nursing home as my mum did. She had same GP for 30 years but had to change as home in another area. He was okay, but even so, rather she'd kept original GP. Social Care Manager also stopped & never understood why #diversealz
Diverse Alzheimers Everyone is different. Listen, watch and feel how the person is doing with the move. Lots of prep and planning prior to the move. Less anxiety and stress the better.
anna wharton DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell Hopefully. The last tweet up we had around end of life focused on Kathryn Mannix's book. Let's see where we go!
If you can't wait for DrDr (π)Wendy Mitchell's new book One Last Thing to arrive, check out @diversealz and #oltdem now.
Wendy's writing partner anna wharton shared some perfect nuggets of wisdom in last night's Twitter chat!
#AdvanceCarePlanning #ACP