Top 20+ Alzheimers Sayings and Alzheimers Quotes
Top 20+ Alzheimers Sayings and Alzheimers Quotes – The number of people living with Alzheimer’s doubles every five years after age 65, and that number is expected to triple to 14 million people by 2060.
If your parents or grandparents have been affected by the disease – or if you have experienced it yourself – you know how debilitating it can be. In those challenging and uncertain moments, it is helpful to find strength and support from a community of people who understand what you are going through.
1.“Dementia care—it’s not rocket science, it’s heart science.” – Gail Weatherill, RN
2.“We believe communicating effectively with someone with Alzheimer’s is not just about using language, it is connecting through their senses such as touch, visual cues and sound” – Peter Ross, CEO & co-founder of Senior Helpers
3.“Release in your mind who your loved one used to be and accept who they are today.” – J. Rusnak, PhD
4.“Please remember the real me when I cannot remember you.” – Julie White
5.“Even If I can’t cure, I can still care.” – Sally P. Karioth RN, PhD
6.“Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Socrates
7.“You may share the same memories from your youth with us time and time again, but the sheer joy you show in telling those stories with such a big smile goes beyond making up the loss of new stories.” – Renee Fry
8.“Forgetting past memories doesn’t mean that you were not a part of it. You build those memories and your loved ones know it well.” – Caroline Lee
9.“You have to be patient with Alzheimer’s. Once you understand that it’s a medical condition, you become a little more compassionate. You get less frustrated.” – Kim Campbell
10.“I am seeking, I am not lost. I am forgetful, I am not gone.” – Koenig Coste
11.Our value lies in what we are and what we have been, not in our ability to recite the recent past.” – Homer
12.“Alzheimer’s caregivers are heroes.” – Leeza Gibbons
13.“There is a fountain of youth: It’s in your mind, your talents, the creativity you brought into your life, and the lives of people you loved” – Sophia Loren
14.“If you want to avoid Alzheimer’s disease, sleep eight hours a night.” – Deepak Chopra
15.“Affirmations are our mental vitamins, providing the supplementary positive thoughts we need to balance the barrage of negative events and thoughts we experience daily.” – Tia Walker
16.“No matter who you are, what you’ve accomplished, what your financial situation is—when you’re dealing with a parent with Alzheimer’s, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can’t work, can’t live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don’t know what to expect.” – Maria Shriver
17.“You get the health benefits of coffee up through about the first twenty-four ounces. It’s the biggest source of antioxidants for Americans, and we think it prevents Alzheimer’s and Parkinsons as well.” – Dr. Mehmet Oz
18.“Alzheimer’s creates a kind of friction that the family needs to be strong for. You have to hold onto things and know what is true in life.” – Candy Crowley
19.“She is not sailing into the dark: the voyage is over, and under the dark escort of Alzheimer’s she has arrived somewhere. So have I.” – John Bayley
20.“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be their world.” – Josephine Billings
21.“Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.” – David Perlmutter
