Saturday, September 26, 2015

Top Stimulating Activities For Alzheimer Patients

By Della Monroe


Everyone has a brain. You are not an exemption. It plays an important role. This has been the command center of everything you do including those which we think that does not matter. However, an impairment in this area could lead so much misery both patients and their loved ones. One major culprit of this is Alzheimer disease which created a difficult dilemma.

This is a condition where they no longer remember important things in their lives including names, dates and events. Although this may be their condition, you have to take into consideration that did not limit you in loving them no matter what. To show how much love you give to them, help them out with the following stimulating activities for Alzheimer patients.

Replaying some family videos. This stirs up the heart of an individual to recall their memories. It could somehow make them remember some names or events of certain occasions, depending on how great the impact is with the family video played. Make them watch it like a movie. Let them feel familiar with such condition.

Create something crafted as an art. Do this to let them experience some dose of fun. It shall be important that you know that it is not only for the sake of making something creative, but it is an activity where you help your loved ones make their brain cells work. When the brain is at work, it would be easier for them to take bits from their memory. Little by little, at least they can recall.

Initiate musical activities. This makes them think more about the musical notes. Even if they are just listening, they shall let you know that they felt something significant, especially if they were able to recall something from their important past. It has been because people can easily connect with music, commonly with those musically inclined individuals.

Cook or bake together. Cooking their favorite meal or the ones that their loved ones always wanted to have. For them to taste the food they had some attached memory with could help them exercise their ability to recall, making them able to reminisce whatever things they have to think about in connection to such.

Work on puzzles. This is a mind game. You see, games that makes the mind work helps people like them a lot. So, if you have someone dear who experiences this dilemma in life, give them a bonding time treat. You can do it by splurging them with games they could have fun with and making them better at recalling things they've had in life.

Go green. Going to a botanical garden is one. Being in such a place allows them to think and even want to plant one. Let them do so. It makes them exercise their mental capacity, making them think more. The more they do so, the more they can be able to recall significant things in their lives. So, it is your responsibility to help.

No matter how much you would deny the fact about their disease, they will never interact with you the way they normally do. But, what you can do is to make them feel loved even if they have not remembered things about you. So, now is the time to make your stance. Help them. Conquer their disease with compassion.




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