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When a drag queen makes his mother who has dementia believe that he is her daughter and not a son, he unknowingly brings up his childhood traumas.

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00:00My name is Sharine. So I've been working in this industry, elder care, for the last 16 years.

00:14I spent about 20 years, 20 plus years in the banking and finance industry.

00:20After some reflection, I wanted to do something meaningful also.

00:25I'm Starless Irene. I started nursing in 19 years old.

00:30Until now. Okay, so I never regret. I like to help old people.

00:36Yeah, that's why I felt that I'm actually in a better position to help them.

00:46Giving them the dignity and giving them that moment of joy, you know, that comfort.

00:53Yes.

00:54While they were healthy, they would want somebody's mother or father.

00:59They have their own stories that are worth continuing, and it reminds us that not to just see this person as a patient,

01:08but to see her as a person with our own life story that's worth telling.

01:15You need to really have.

01:16You need to really have a.

01:17You need to really have.

01:18You need to really have.

01:21To be honest, it's true.

01:23You need to really have to be mindful of your family,

01:25You need to really have the patience.

01:46You need to talk to them very gently.

01:54They can still feel the emotion is still there.

02:01Patience and empathy, I will group them together because you need both.

02:05We have to be open-minded and accept that this method is not working.

02:10We have to change quickly.

02:12We shouldn't be too obsessed.

02:17You should have the maturity to change direction.

02:23We have to change quickly over our lives of life.

02:26How did they change quickly over our lives?

02:28It all changed quickly.

02:33It about as many of us will cum practiced prior to our lives.

02:35don't take things that is very personal to understand them is that uh they are actually

02:53having some sickness so it's not themselves we will observe oh maybe this person likes to eat

03:03certain things or she triggered by certain words the team and i will process and fine-tune the

03:09information then we come up with a care plan then we try on them to see if it works or not

03:14so for those who work we continue but if try already it doesn't work then we find we adjust

03:22until we find something that helps to improve the behavior

03:25do not handle alone get support from each other i think that is very important to also take care of

03:36their well-being themselves so that they are able to take care of their loved ones

03:43no man is an island and you shouldn't be one know that you're not alone because in this day and age

03:50you will also notice a growing amount of resources and just keen dementia support groups you will find

03:56a whole long list of information and with this support group there comes some professional advice

04:04guidance from nurses and sharing from other experienced caregivers forgive yourself beating

04:10yourself up over guilt it's not going to help your loved ones recover

04:15there's this care called respite care respite care is where the caregiver need to take a break

04:26in fact my mother is also diagnosed with dementia my dad is also helped to watch over her so as

04:34children we always will bring my dad out you know to just for a break the truth is only fellow

04:41caregivers can empathize you what you are going through there's a support group please utilize

04:48them please don't be afraid to reach out for help because uh there is there's somebody who cares

04:55when you have love everything is possible love actually will come a lot of things

05:00please be brave please know that you're not alone and please be not afraid to seek help it should make your

05:20journey a little less lonely

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