Essay Example on Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can break Me

All the more reason then to arm ourselves with the right vocabulary in the first place Here are my tips and no nos when it comes to the language to use 

She's a wanderer It may seem like an innocuous word but it s a label As such it s disrespectful Other subjective words to avoid are poor feeders and wetters He s losing his marbles Again it s considered a lighthearted remark but put yourself in their position Is this a kind thing to say about someone who s going through memory loss confusion and personality change For the same reason words like dippy mad and demented are offensive and shouldn t be used How long has he been suffering from dementia People with dementia aren t sufferers Of course they suffer at times but don t we all The key thing is they don t want dementia to define them Instead of describing someone as dementia sufferer or dementia patient try using person with dementia or better still person living with dementia She s an empty shell Actually she isn t Not only is there lots going in that brain but this comment makes the assumption that people living with dementia can t feel pain or emotion They can Where are you from love Beware of apparently friendly conversation Asking someone with dementia seemingly basic questions like where they live where they were born whether they re married can cause them a lot of distress Instead let them take the lead and don t be afraid to dip into their universe If they talk about their deceased wife as if she s still alive go with the flow and turn it into a chat And another thing don t call them love dear or any other term of endearment