Offering care means being a companion, not a superior. It doesn’t matter whether the person we are caring for is experiencing cancer, the flu, dementia, or grief. If you are a doctor or surgeon, your expertise and knowledge comes from a superior position. But when our role is to be providers of care, we should be there as equals. Judy Cornish
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It is wrong to assume that one person has the right to tell another person how they should live their life. It doesn’t matter whether the person we are caring for is experiencing cancer, the flu, dementia, or grief. If you are a doctor or surgeon, your expertise and knowledge comes from a superior position. But when our role is to be providers of care, we should be there as equals. By offering care, we are offering to be companions rather than superiors.

Source: The Dementia Handbook: How To Provide Dementia Care At Home

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