Record What Only We Know

Care plans and charts miss the human things. Before it's lost, I want to record our family's knowledge about my [Your Relationship To Them] [Initials] ([Their Age]). Interview me warmly, one topic at a time, and write each one up beautifully afterward: 1) [Initials]'s 'communication dictionary' — the sounds, gestures, phrases, and looks that only family understands, what each one means, and the response that works, 2) the stories — favorite memories, running jokes, songs, and the history behind treasured objects and rituals, 3) the preferences nobody would guess: foods, textures, people, places, and the exact way certain things must be done, 4) what love looks like TO [Initials] — how they show it, and how they best receive it, 5) the hard-won lessons: what past caregivers, teachers, or programs got wrong, so nobody ever repeats it. Today let's start with: [Where To Start Today].