http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/moment-that-took-my-breath-away/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/moment-that-took-my-breath-away/comment-page-1/#comment-25467 Katherine Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:26:48 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5791#comment-25467 I can relate. I was an administrator in a nursing home that had a secure unit within it. I saw new patients arrive that would literally fight tooth and nail with family, screaming all the way in the doors and refuse to ever see them again for dropping them off there. Then there were the arrivals that would have this terribly haunted desolate look about them and were terrified. Being able to chat with them one day and enjoy their company and for them to have no recollection of me or us doing so the next was something I never got used to. I can't imagine how family must feel, to see a glimpse of who they were before dementia took them over, and then it be gone just as quickly. But those times when the residents were able to recall their lives with open hearts and eyes shining with clarity, those were some of the most precious and memorable of my life. I'll never forget any of those wonderful souls that I shared those moments with. I can relate. I was an administrator in a nursing home that had a secure unit within it. I saw new patients arrive that would literally fight tooth and nail with family, screaming all the way in the doors and refuse to ever see them again for dropping them off there. Then there were the arrivals that would have this terribly haunted desolate look about them and were terrified. Being able to chat with them one day and enjoy their company and for them to have no recollection of me or us doing so the next was something I never got used to. I can’t imagine how family must feel, to see a glimpse of who they were before dementia took them over, and then it be gone just as quickly. But those times when the residents were able to recall their lives with open hearts and eyes shining with clarity, those were some of the most precious and memorable of my life. I’ll never forget any of those wonderful souls that I shared those moments with.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/moment-that-took-my-breath-away/comment-page-1/#comment-25369 Grace Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5791#comment-25369 It is so sad to see the state of many geriatric patients and the ways that they are mistreated not only by the system but also by their own family members. It is a good thing when there are those who care about their well being and who do the most that they can to make the limited time that they have left positive and uplifting. It is too bad that there are not more people out there who feel the need to give back to this community. It is so sad to see the state of many geriatric patients and the ways that they are mistreated not only by the system but also by their own family members. It is a good thing when there are those who care about their well being and who do the most that they can to make the limited time that they have left positive and uplifting. It is too bad that there are not more people out there who feel the need to give back to this community.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/moment-that-took-my-breath-away/comment-page-1/#comment-25366 Viera Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:16 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5791#comment-25366 It must be so weird, and more importantly, so sad for older people to see that they are being considered non-productive...especially after the retirement convinces most of them that they are not worth doing anything anymore. It must be so weird, and more importantly, so sad for older people to see that they are being considered non-productive…especially after the retirement convinces most of them that they are not worth doing anything anymore.

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