Social media enthusiasts respond to this question every day, “What’s trending?” They follow these trends on their phones and other electronic devices just to keep up with what’s going on. To make categorizing the answers easier, key words of “what’s trending” are identified with a # symbol called a hashtag.
The range of possibilities is unlimited, but I like to think that at Lady-Links there would be no doubt that our hashtag would be # Thankfulness. We are thankful that the families of our dear friends with dementia allow us to make visits, and we are thankful to be a support and encouragement to them as they care for their loved one.
Being thankful is easy in some circumstances but not so easy in others. When a family faces dementia in the life of a loved one, it’s often hard to know how to give thanks. Yet, many families do.
If you read articles and blogs posted on the internet from families in that exact situation, you will read of hope and joy in the midst of such a difficult disease. Hope that the love and care they are providing is making a difference, and joy when they realize that it does. Much of their thankfulness is for friends who continue to visit their loved one with dementia.
That’s where Lady-Links come in…we bring love and laughter into the lives of our dear friends with dementia as we help them engage in activities that are cognitively and emotionally stimulating. We support the families and join in with them to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions.
Our visits are person-center and we find ways to make our dear friends feel valued and appreciated.
Families of our dear friends are thankful for what we do, and we are thankful for the opportunities to become involved with their loved ones. Thankfulness is an attitude that the Lady-Links choose to bring to each visit because it is a blessing to be an answer to a family’s prayer and a joy to help those we care about. It lets us be a part of the “goodness” that we look for in the world around us when things don’t always look so good, especially for those families affected by dementia.
So, what’s trending with the Lady-Links? #thankfulness
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