CommunicationAging parents
Explaining My Memory to My Grandchildren
In your own words, for kids who've noticed something's different
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I have [Your Diagnosis] and my grandchildren are [Your Grandchildren And Ages]. They've started noticing [What They've Noticed]. I want to tell them myself, in my own way, before someone else does it badly. What I want them to keep doing with me: [Keep Doing]. Help me: 1) write what I'd say to each age group, in simple, honest words β no 'Grandma's just a little tired', 2) give me answers for the questions they'll ask: 'Will you forget me?', 'Is it catching?', 'Are you going to die?', 3) tell me how to explain that if I get confused or say something strange, it's the illness and not them, 4) give me three things we can still do together that don't depend on my memory, 5) write a short note for their parents about how to talk about me when I'm not there. Warm, not sad. I want them to remember me laughing.
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