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Walk a mile in their shoes
It can be challenging to know how to be supportive of someone without knowing what they’re experiencing or feeling. This includes people who have received a dementia diagnosis – and those who love them.
Have you ever heard the expression: “Walk a mile in my shoes”? It is used to increase the understanding of what someone is going through, so compassion and empathy can be developed for them – without judgment of them.
Accept those with Alzheimer’s as they are, not as they were
Susan Ryan with her husband, Jack, who is living with dementia. COURTESY PHOTO For the past 30 years, I have been a caregiver supporting family and loved ones living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. While my experience helping others has taught me many things,...
Navigate Transition In Your Caregiving Journey
Confidently Navigate Transition In Your Caregiving Journey with Sue Ryan, Author & Founder Having been a non-professional caregiver for family and loved ones for more than thirty-five years, Sue Ryan created The Caregiver's Journey to walk caregivers through the...
A Week at Mayo Clinic
A group of Mayo Clinic Volunteers - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research I recently accompanied a friend to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, for a week. While my friend was going through testing, I was observing the campus and asking questions to patients,...
Happy, Supported and Comforted Holidays
Here’s a recent blog post I wrote for the Florida chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association. It speaks to how we, as family caregivers, can support our care receivers who are living with diagnoses of a type of Dementia, so we all have our most positive and supported...
Resilience
We're meant to thrive in our lives. Sometimes it's hard to believe this when we're faced with great challenges and strong emotions. Fortunately, all of us have the ability to develop resilience in our lives so, whatever our struggles, they can make us stronger, able...
Self-awareness begins when we give ourselves permission to become curious without judgement
We come into our world unquenchably curious. Originally it was to survive, now we can use it to thrive. Your unquenchable curiosity is still in you. Are you using it to explore what else is possible in your life? If not, dust it off and give it a try; you'll be amazed...
