Please re-Tweet for every caregiver who has felt overwhelmed, inadequate and helpless: You don’t have to be perfect. Doing what you are able — the best that you are able, when you are able — is plenty. #Alzheimers #dementia #autism #mentalhealth #caregiving

Please re-Tweet if you agree: Kindness matters. Always. #Kindness #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #aging #quote

Dementia begins with the first sign of symptoms, but the underlying disease has been at work for far longer. Furthermore, symptoms vary as the human brain struggles to bypass the inoperative parts. This struggle amazes and confuses those of us watching.

Legal experts: We need a better definitions. Sexual gratification is defined by state law as the motive behind sexual offenses, but this definition implies intent. People with dementia lack intent, or rather what the ALI calls a "significant appreciation" or knowledge.

Please re-Tweet this beautiful, gut-wrenching poetry. (image: Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN) #Alzheimers #dementia #EndAlz #poetry

When courts follow strict liability laws and incarcerate people with dementia, they are abandoning mens rea, a fundamental principle of law. A judge's primary job is to look inside a person and try to gauge their level of intent. No act of legislation should restrict that.