If you are caring for a loved one with dementia, you know how rough it really is. To help you through the journey, we’ve compiled our favorite quotes that are relevant to all caregivers. With your loved one’s memory and agility fading, you may feel detached. You may feel empty.
You are not alone. Many go through this and are here to help. Here’s some words of wisdom to help you push through and provide the best care you can to your loved one.
“If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.”
-Amy Tan
“Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for another today.”
-Amy Leigh Mercree
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things which you think you cannot do.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.”
-Mother Teresa
“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.”
-Emory Austin
“An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.”
-G.K. Chesterton
“My caregiver mantra is to remember: The only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.”
-Nancy L. Kriseman
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.”
-Irish proverb
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only robs today of its joy.”
-Leo Buscaglia
“It is not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.”
-Lena Horne
“The miracle is this: The more we share, the more we have.”
-Leonard Nimoy
We hope these quotes gave you that boost that you need. Remember, you are not alone.
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