In conjunction with World Alzheimer’s Day 2011, we are launching the National Caregivers Group in Malaysia. The primary objective of the group is to unite and get together all caregivers in the country on one platform so that they can help each other to give our loved ones a reasonably good quality of life.
Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia is taking this initiative because we know that there are many caregivers who need our help and assistance, and we sincerely want to reach out to them. We hope you can help us achieve our objective by getting fellow caregivers to sign up with us just by sending their email address to us at caregivers.adfm@gmail.com
We all know that caring for a loved one afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease is never easy, but have you ever pause and ponder to assess what you really want to do for your loved ones. The answer is very straight forward – we all want to give the Alzheimer’s sufferer the highest quality of life possible. The typical Alzheimer’s caregiver through their actions and their constant search for tips, advice, and insights is on a mission. They want to identify everything and anything that can help them improve daily life. I know many of you do not view what you have achieved as vision and mission, and you don’t really think about this consciously. Are you, the caregivers, consciously articulating your vision and mission? You should be.
Many caregivers often feel that they are not doing enough, but what is good enough? In my opinion, if you are trying your best to provide the best quality of life possible for someone suffering from Alzheimer’s or the other types of dementia – that is good enough! Never perfect, nonetheless good enough.
We understand that the realization of this vision and mission is often obscured by the sinister nature of the disease. Alzheimer’s often confuses us, disconcerts, frustrates us and tries to stop us from achieving our intended current purpose. But the highest quality of life is possible, with help.
We believe that if you are doing the best you can, that is good enough. But together, as a united group of caregivers, we can discover new ways to do even more. We know we can, and we know we will.
But right now, we just want to ask yourself a simple question, are you trying to provide your loved one with the best life possible under the circumstances? Good enough.
Over the next few months, we will be sharing with all of you, articles and news items that will be of interest to you. We welcome any caregivers who want to contribute any ideas and advice to their fellow caregivers to just send in their views, news and articles for sharing. Be a regular contributor - sharing is caring. Just email what you have to caregivers.adfm@gmail.com We hope the more experienced caregivers will come forward to do their bit for our community because their experience is the greatest asset to other caregivers. Remember this platform should be interactive and we depend on contributions from you!
Best wishes,
Ong Eng Joo
for Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia
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