Thought for the week No. 6: “Please make eye contact with me before you start talking”

Posted on 27 May 2015

Archive 2015 / Living with Dementia

by Allan Davis

“My attention span and ability to pay attention are not as good as they once were. Please make eye contact with me before you start talking. A nice smile always gets my attention.”

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Thought for the week No. 6: “Please make eye contact with me before you start talking”

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