03/21/2026
If someone gets dementia please post this list as a reminder. Good information for us to share —-
In the event of dementia, I’d like my family to prominently display this wish list up on the wall where I live. I would like them to remember these things.
1a. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Jackie - it’s ………...”
Don’t ask- Do you know who I am??? That causes anxiety.
1. If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to try to embrace my reality. 🌸
2. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.❤️
3. If I get dementia, please don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.👍🏽❤️👍🏽
4. If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
5. If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to finger-foods, and see if I can still feed myself.❤️🥰❤️🥰
6. If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen.
7. If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Try to talk to me like the adult that I am. ❤️
8. If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, get in the sun, go to church and visit with friends. ❤️
9. If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.
10. If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take some time to figure out what is bothering me. ❤️
11. If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated. ❤️
12. If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house (protein). If I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.❤️
13. If I get dementia, please don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.👍🏽
14. If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live.👍🏽
15. If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.❤️
16. If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places. Take a deep breath.👍🏽
17. If I get dementia, make sure I sometimes have my favorite music playing within earshot.❤️❤️❤️
18. If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.👍🏽
19. If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.❤️
20. If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs and plenty of laughing ❤️🥰❤️
21. If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.🌼❤️
in Honor of someone you know or knew who has dementia. In Honor of all those I know and love and lost who are fighting Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
Someone once said if you take care of someone with dementia you lose them more and more everyday. When they get the diagnosis, when they go through different stages, when they need treatment and when they pass away.
This is called "the longest goodbye ". As the brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. They could end up lying in bed, not moving and not eating or drinking.
There will be people who will scroll past this post because Dementia has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has battled or is still battling dementia.
To raise awareness of this cruel disease, I would like my friends to consider putting this on their page today.
Hold your finger on the post to copy and paste to your timeline.
A special thank you to anyone willing to put this on their timeline for Dementia Awareness Week.
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