Kris

Stay Active

Keeping them active can be difficult, going for a walk every afternoon is helpful as it gives them routine and having a physio medal to hand is useful if they do not want to go out.

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Time Together

Strong relationships are the backbone of support, and the feeling of importance to others tackles emptiness and loneliness. Most importantly, connecting with someone lays a platform for shared joy.

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Celebrate Achievement

Provide them with encouragement and keep celebrating their achievements.

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Stay Independent

Keeping them involved and allowing them time and space to help will allow them to maintain a level of independence.

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Find Calm

Keeping the environment calm is not always possibly but try to keep yourself calm so that they can be as calm as possible. It is also important to enter their reality if they are agitated do not try to change their mind, just listen to them, and take a step back.

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Embrace Identity

Giving them options so that they can choose what they want to wear or what to eat can help them to feel more autonomous.

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Keep Learning

Through discovery and continual learning comes satisfaction, achievement and confidence. Developing your abilities and knowledge, even temporarily, proves there’s much more life to enjoy and give.

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Bring Joy

Spending time together really brings both of us joy.

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