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Did You Know, Dementia Series (Body Language)

A short poem about how body language speaks loud with Dementia

Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash

Dementia renders words few body language speaks louder communication matters no matter the form everyone wants to be heard acknowledged and appreciated dementia is not easy for it changes daily but with keen insight is doable a touch, a smile, and a bit of understanding all matters to the spirit and soul a life unlike before can be challenging for the caregiver and the cared for hard to walk in shoes unfamiliar daily when hungry, dementia points to its’ mouth for bowel movement, pats the stomach when feeling unloved, wants to go home home represents security, safety, and love did you know, “dementia has its own body language”.

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