10/14/2026
Outside of my dementia education business, I also provide in-home support as a dementia care partner. I intentionally avoid the term "caregiver" because I don't feel that I am "giving" anyone care.
Instead, I see myself as a teammate, standing beside them and offering the right amount of support at the right time.
When support is approached as a partnership rather than a series of tasks to be completed, the entire dynamic changes.
Recently, I introduced a new activity to a client: a jigsaw puzzle. As we worked on it together, I made it clear that I needed their help because I certainly didn't want to tackle it alone.
Piece by piece, we worked as a team. When the final piece clicked into place, the joy on their face was unlike anything I had seen before.
But what happened next was the best part.
Looking proudly at the finished puzzle, they turned to me and said, "Look at what we did, partner!"
In that moment, it wasn't about completing a puzzle. It was about purpose, connection, accomplishment, and being part of something together.
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