On 19 March, the volunteers and employees of Alzheimer Larissa (EENAL) held an entertaining event in order to improve caregivers’ mental wellbeing. The president of EENAL, Eleni Kampoura-Nifli, welcomed the caregivers, listened to their concerns and informed them about the rights of patients and their family members as well as the new legislative regulations promoted by the Greek Ministry of Health. Afterwards, psychologist Maria Manta presented them with techniques for relieving psychological burden and improving mood.
The event was followed by music of varied content, to match the multicultural background of the caregivers. The musical sounds were light Greek and traditional corresponding to the culture of all countries. The participants enjoyed the evening and the delicious food prepared by the volunteers.
On 20 March, a second event for caregivers began: Storytelling day. It included a digital reading of the satirical poems of George Souris: “My painting” and “Tebelia”. The poetry reading was met with positive emotions and laughter from the caregivers, and encouraged them to tell anecdotes and humorous stories. The events had a positive impact in that the caregivers who attended accepted that they need to adopt self-care, respite, respite care, accept help and adopt activities that can take them out of the cycle of “toxic” emotions.
