40 Alzheimers Quotes
As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “It’s not the years in life that count – it’s the life in the years.” Here are some of the best Alzheimer’s support quotes.
Positive And Emotional Alzheimer’s Quotes
1. “Never let the things you cannot do prevent you from doing the things you can.” – John Wooden
2. “The most precious memories are the ones we hold in our hearts.” – Sharon Griffin
3. “If you want to avoid Alzheimer’s disease, sleep eight hours a night.” – Deepak Chopra
4. “Alzheimer’s doesn’t erase the person you were; it just makes it harder to remember.” – Gerald Everette
5. “The best way to remember someone with Alzheimer’s is to never forget them.” – Rianne Lee
6. “Alzheimer’s may take away the past, but it can never touch the love that remains.” – Miranda Blake
7. “I have Alzheimer’s, but it doesn’t have my spirit.” – Vernice Johnson
8. “In the end, you tried and you cared and sometimes that is enough.” – Anthea Yang
9. “Caregiving is a constant learning experience.” – Vivian Frazier
10. “Be helpful. When you see someone without a smile, give them yours.” – Zig Ziglar
11. “Even though helpful medication exists, there’s still no cure and we have to keep fighting to find one.” – Sally Noelle
12. “Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity. It’s our reaction to them that does.” – Teepa Snow
13. “They may not be able to remember who we are, but they feel us just the same.” – Amanda Dillon
14. “Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan
15. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan
16. “Though those with Alzheimer’s may forget us, we as a society must remember them.” – Scott Kirshenbaum
17. “The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.” – Carson McCullers
18. “It’s not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.” – Mother Teresa
19. “The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.” – Pablo Casals
20. “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” – Ollie Grace Moore
21. “Alzheimer’s is like a thief in the night, stealing memories and dreams one by one.” – Shane Boler
22. “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
23. “Hope is being able to see there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu
24. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
25. “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” – Andy Rooney
26. “One person caring for another represents life’s greatest value.” – Jim Rohn
27. “Doctors diagnose, nurses heal and caregivers make sense of it all.” – Brett H. Lewis
28. “The measure of life isn’t its duration, but its donation.” – Peter Marshall
29. “At best we will be able to halt the disease. Prevention will be much more important.” – Michel Goedert
30. “Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.” – Rollo May
31. “Never give up hope. If you do, you’ll be dead already.” – Peggi Spears
32. “We have to start teaching ourselves to not be afraid.” – William Faulkner
33. “There’s just so much scientifically that we don’t know, and we can know.” – Miles D. White
34. “The soul of a person with Alzheimer’s may forget, but their spirit never will.” – Grace Noyes
35. “People with Alzheimer’s deserve to be seen, so that we can find a cure.” – Julianne Moore
36. “Alzheimer’s caregivers are heroes.” – Leeza Gibbons
37. “Struggle is a sign that you’re alive, that you’re human, and that you’re trying.” – Zander Blancher
38. “We do not have to be defined by our illness. We are much more than our symptoms.” – Dr. Brent Shaefer
39. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
40. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison
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