Halloween Memories of Your Alzheimer’s Family Member
October 31, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Family Memories Are Precious
Do you have Halloween memories connected with your Alzheimer’s family member? Memories you can share with your children and grandchildren? Perhaps memories your Alzheimer’s patient will still understand.
Share these memories with your family so they see a side of the Alzheimer’s member not evident today. They will realize he/she was not always a forgetful, non-functioning person.
My Mom and Halloween
My mom enjoyed Halloween with us four children. She helped us make jack-o-lanterns, draw pictures, dunk for apples. Mother assisted us with making costumes and drove us trick-or-treating. (In our farming community, the houses were fairly far apart.)
One year, when there was a town Halloween party at the community hall, Mother made herself a costume, too. She dressed as a witch, and with us four youngsters in tow, was surprised when people knew who she was.
“Who else has four children they’d dress in costumes and bring to a party?” someone remarked.
Nevertheless, we all had fun, even though our identities were no longer secret.
Do you have memories like these you can share about and with your Alzheimer’s family member? Memories that contribute to your and their family heritage.
