Try: Try tom focus on what happens like falling and talk to cr about prevention for example this rug seems to be a tripping hazard why don’t we remove it try to remember that cr may not experience the changes to his her abilities the way that you do it may not be possible or necessary for you to convince cr of his her disabilities try asking a close friend of cr’s or someone cr really trusts to read up on cr’s condition and get some easy to read brochures or factsheets and have them share this

Materials: Brochures factsheets on cr’s condition

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: With cr sometimes information is taken more seriously when it comes from someone outside the family

References: a caregiver’s guide to huntington’s disease by huntington’s disease society of america 2011 available at www hdsa org

Keywords: Denial denies unaware unawareness self-awareness

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed