On Life at Home
This issue centers around common issues that parents face at home and in their marriage. We also deal with some topics that no one thinks about, but are of incredible importance! Interviews include Neverclaim, Matt Price, Hugh Halter, and Finding Favor.
This issue centers around common issues that parents face at home and in their marriage. We also deal with some topics that no one thinks about, but are of incredible importance!
Interviews include Neverclaim, Matt Price, Hugh Halter, and Finding Favor.
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By Tammie D. Croft<br />
As Director of a <strong>Life</strong> Enrichment Center, I<br />
am very familiar with the signs and stages of<br />
senility as well as dementia and alzheimers.<br />
While the aging process is a n<strong>at</strong>ural process,<br />
it can be very hard <strong>at</strong> times. It can be hard<br />
for the aging and hard for their loved ones.<br />
Often I see elderly people being abused by<br />
family members as well as outsiders. It is<br />
not always done purposely either, but when<br />
an elderly reaches a particular place in their<br />
minds they can become irrit<strong>at</strong>ing to their<br />
family and/or caregivers. When a person has<br />
lived with their parents most all of their lives<br />
and suddenly they don’t understand why<br />
the parent acts the way they do, it becomes<br />
alarming to them and it is very easy to mishandle<br />
situ<strong>at</strong>ions. There are many ways to<br />
deal with issues th<strong>at</strong> arise from taking care<br />
of the elderly, and there are things th<strong>at</strong> need<br />
to be avoided as well. The world lacks understanding<br />
when it comes to taking care of the<br />
aging and there is a gre<strong>at</strong> need to become<br />
more educ<strong>at</strong>ed in this area. The most important<br />
part of th<strong>at</strong> educ<strong>at</strong>ion should come from<br />
scripture as there is no gre<strong>at</strong>er example<br />
of the importance of the elderly than th<strong>at</strong><br />
spoken of in God’s Word.<br />
Dealing With The Elderly/Elderly Parents:<br />
We need to understand th<strong>at</strong> as we begin to<br />
age, not only does our bodies begin to frail<br />
and lose strength, our minds also begin to<br />
cloud slightly. Some deal with simple senility<br />
right up unto their de<strong>at</strong>hs, while others may<br />
experience dementia or even alzheimers.<br />
These deal with gre<strong>at</strong>er loss of memory. It<br />
will start off as slight senility and begins to<br />
progress into the early stages of dementia/<br />
alzheimers and can eventually lead to total<br />
loss of memory. As family members of these<br />
it becomes hard to deal with issues th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
apparent, yet not wh<strong>at</strong> we want to accept<br />
as reality. It is then easier to brush off little<br />
things and excuse memory losses or place<br />
blame on the aging person. We must learn<br />
how to accept th<strong>at</strong> our frail parents and family<br />
members or church members are dealing<br />
with very real problems, and we must also<br />
remember th<strong>at</strong> they are loved dearly by God.<br />
His Word says this is Isaiah 46:4 “And even
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