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Living with Dementia - The Long Goodbye - Coggle Diagram
Living with Dementia - The Long Goodbye
Helmut
Around the Clock Care
Lost Sense of Self
Can No Longer Work
Inability to Perform Simple Tasks
Impaired Ability to Speak
Erratic Behavior
Reduction of social circle
Lifestyle Changes
Can no longer hike, but likes nature shows
Still enjoys numbers but at a reduced capacity
Difficulty expressing himself
Physical support
Can no longer perform basic hygiene
Needs help eating
Incontinence
Issues verbalizing needs
Martina
Around the Clock Caregiving
Physical Exhaustion
Emotionally Overwhelmed
Problems Coping
Fear of Placing Helmut in a Care Home
Tries to Boost Cognitive Function
Shows Helmut Pictures from a Photo album
Plays Yahtzee with Helmut (his favourite game)
Gets him to do simple math through games
Lifestyle Changes
Usually a quiet person now needs to keep conversations going
Takes Helmut to Senior Day Care program 3 times a week
Reduction of social circle
Importance of Martina's personal time
Emotional Support
While Helmut is at the care program has time for herself
Has her children to help with Helmut
Daily struggle with current situation
Martina & Helmut's Children
Observe Mother Struggling
Try to Help Mother with Caregiving for Father
Youngest Daughter stays close to home to help out while at university
Children had trouble speaking to their friends about fathers condition
Difficult for children to cope emotionally with fathers current state