{"id":727,"date":"2025-10-26T13:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmgrb.com\/?page_id=727"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:40:41","slug":"dementerende-ouders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmgrb.com\/nl\/dementerende-ouders\/","title":{"rendered":"Demente ouders"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-b5004e43c8685138fe4a5cdeabf28064 main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-727'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-9abcadbecf99470cd463350d43634de3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 10px\">Demente ouders<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-ab2237d847ea5368c4fafb2552bc059b\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-ab2237d847ea5368c4fafb2552bc059b{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-ab2237d847ea5368c4fafb2552bc059b .hr-inner{\nwidth:60px;\nborder-color:#7a5a77;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-ab2237d847ea5368c4fafb2552bc059b hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:21px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-560b312a019ab5ec12ec04598837803d '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 700px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">Mijn buurvrouw Ria vertelde me vorig jaar over de dag dat haar moeder niet meer wist wie zij was. Ze zaten samen aan tafel, een woensdag ochtend, en haar moeder keek naar haar met een soort angstige verwondering \u2014 alsof er een vreemde in haar keuken zat. Dat moment, zei Ria, was raarder dan angst. Het was leeg. Ze probeerde het uit te leggen bij de koffie, hoe ze nog steeds tegenover diezelfde vrouw zit, maar dat degene die tegenover haar zit langzaam verdwijnt. Niet in \u00e9\u00e9n klap. In kleine stukjes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 700px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">De demente ouders die ik ken \u2014 drie vrouwen, twee mannen, allemaal anders \u2014 hebben \u00e9\u00e9n ding gemeenschappelijk: hun kinderen voelen zich als weduwen terwijl hun ouders nog ademen. Je zit met iemand die je heeft helpen grootbrengen. Je houdt hun hand vast. Maar ze herkennen je gezicht niet. Ze vragen wie je bent, steeds opnieuw, en steeds is het als de eerste keer dat ze het je vragen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 700px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">Dit is niet hetzelfde als rouw. Rouw heeft een begin, een midden en ergens \u2014 als je geluk hebt \u2014 ook een einde. Dit is een soort smelt. Een voortdurend afscheid nemen van iemand die je nog kunt aanraken. En je bent niet de eerste die dit meemaakt. Eeuwen lang hebben mensen deze lege stoel moeten dragen, deze aanwezigheid die voelt als afwezigheid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-7b813dc004be37f81462e228013e4dd8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-7b813dc004be37f81462e228013e4dd8{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-7b813dc004be37f81462e228013e4dd8 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-97772950cf8c638dbc5ec51058da163f\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-97772950cf8c638dbc5ec51058da163f{\nbackground-color:#fafafa;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-97772950cf8c638dbc5ec51058da163f main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-727'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#444;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-86f66a8dcb9220a2e155e05e82791208 '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p style=\"max-width: 700px;margin: 0 auto;text-align: center;line-height: 1.8\">In de Middeleeuwen noemde men het &#8220;het verlies van het verstand&#8221; \u2014 en toch bleef men voor zieke ouders zorgen, omdat er niets anders opzat. In 1797 schreef Philippe Pinel zijn eerste werk over dementie, maar noemde het nog steeds mysterieus, onbegrijpelijk. Pas in de 20e eeuw begonnen artsen het patroon te zien: het brein versleet, stap voor stap. Maar wat artsen niet kunnen uitleggen is wat jij voelt. De liefde die blijft, terwijl alles wat je ouders waren wegsmelkt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-09f1b35d57bf212aafdbedfdd6a672b9\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-09f1b35d57bf212aafdbedfdd6a672b9 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/bmgrb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zen-moodboard-decorative-nl.png);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-09f1b35d57bf212aafdbedfdd6a672b9 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_px='280'><div class='av-parallax' 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Zij hebben het niet over demente ouders gehad \u2014 hun wereld kende dit woord nog niet \u2014 maar ze hebben wel begrepen wat het betekent als liefde zich moet aanpassen aan afscheid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-c1b029bf92acaec514d5d4410a999831\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-c1b029bf92acaec514d5d4410a999831{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-c1b029bf92acaec514d5d4410a999831 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-av_section-b5004e43c8685138fe4a5cdeabf28064 main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page 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class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\ncolor:#666666;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p><strong style=\"color: #333\">Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong> \u2014 Vietnamees zenmeester, 1926\u20132022<br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thich_Nhat_Hanh\" style=\"color: #666666;text-decoration: none;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Het wonder van aandacht<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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Als je zwijgend naast iemand zit, je hart voelend wat hun hart voelt \u2014 even als ze niet weten wie je bent \u2014 ben je daar toch. Hij werkte jarenlang met mensen die waren getraumatiseerd, kapot gemaakt. Hij wist dat liefde niet verdwijnt als woorden verdwijnen. Het gaat dieper. Het gaat door je handen, je geduld, je zwijgen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;line-height: 1.9\">Voor demente ouders helpt dit misschien meer dan je denkt. De herkenning die ze niet kunnen geven \u2014 die hoeft niet jouw maatstaf te zijn. Thich Nhat Hanh zou zeggen dat je nu aan iets hoger werkt: je leert liefde geven zonder iets terug te verwachten. Je bent samen, zelfs in de stilte. Vooral in de stilte.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-7769d474bd89c244f312d305152ebefb\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-7769d474bd89c244f312d305152ebefb{\nbackground-color:#f5f8f4;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-av_section-7769d474bd89c244f312d305152ebefb main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-shadow avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-727'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:28px;\ncolor:#444;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-58b7ae53f6e9e17f8536ca21cb9be0df '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p style=\"text-align: center;font-style: italic;max-width: 580px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.6\">&#8220;Sommige grieven hebben geen oplossing. Je leert ermee te leven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a2c0541606b4f4c382c5d6e29394b757\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-a2c0541606b4f4c382c5d6e29394b757{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-a2c0541606b4f4c382c5d6e29394b757 .hr-inner{\nwidth:40px;\nborder-color:#c5d8c0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a2c0541606b4f4c382c5d6e29394b757 hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\ncolor:#666666;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a '  ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"color: #333\">Seneca<\/strong> \u2014 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seneca\" style=\"color: #666666;text-decoration: none;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brieven aan Lucilius<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-4fc0a7acee588e5f01562da8286a7077\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-4fc0a7acee588e5f01562da8286a7077{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-4fc0a7acee588e5f01562da8286a7077 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:17px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-8c80adfb164172d3da3285c6597b9186 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 660px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">Seneca schreef brieven aan zijn vrienden over verdriet. Hij was een realist. Hij weigerde valse troost. Hij zei: sommige grieven hebben geen oplossing. Ze worden niet beter. Je leert ermee te leven. Seneca verloor veel mensen en hij accepteerde dat de pijn zou blijven, net als littekens op je huid. Maar littekens worden sterker dan huid. Je leert ermee om te gaan zonder eraan stuk te gaan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 660px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">Voor iemand met demente ouders is dit grimmig, maar waar. Dit verdriet zal niet voorbijgaan. Je kunt niet &#8220;af&#8221; worden van dit. Seneca zou je niet proberen ervan af te helpen. In plaats daarvan zou hij je sterker willen maken. Je bouwt in jezelf iets op \u2014 iets wat tegen dit gewicht kan. 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class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color' ><p style=\"text-align: center;font-style: italic;max-width: 580px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.6\">&#8220;Liefde kent geen ander recht dan zichzelf verrijken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-580511df894dbc948b465308948f7a73\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-580511df894dbc948b465308948f7a73{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-580511df894dbc948b465308948f7a73 .hr-inner{\nwidth:40px;\nborder-color:#7a5a77;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-580511df894dbc948b465308948f7a73 hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-b11be773922ca59e48e7604b08c4258a 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mensen vergeten: &#8220;Liefde kent geen ander recht dan zichzelf verrijken.&#8221; Liefde vraagt niet om herkenning. Ze vraagt niet om dank. Ze vraagt helemaal niets. Ze geeft. Gibran zag liefde als een natuurkracht, als regen die op alle grond valt, of je er dankjewel voor zegt of niet. De liefde voelt niet bedrogen als ze niet erkend wordt. Ze is volmaakt in zichzelf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;max-width: 660px;margin: 0 auto;line-height: 1.9\">Je ouder ziet je misschien niet meer. Maar dat maakt jouw liefde niet kleiner of minder waar. Wat je voor ze voelt \u2014 terwijl je ze wast, voedert, trost, vasthoudend aan hun hand terwijl ze je niet herkennen \u2014 dat is pure liefde. Gibran zou zeggen dat dit de mooiste liefde is. 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De wijze gaat mee met de stroom. Hij vecht niet tegen wat er gebeurt. Dit klinkt koud wanneer je demente ouders hebt. Je wilt toch dat het anders is? Je wilt toch je moeder terug, je vader terug, zoals ze waren? Maar Lao Tzu zou zeggen: dat is waar je stuk gaat. Niet door wat gebeurt, maar door je weigering het te accepteren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;line-height: 1.9\">Dit betekent niet dat je er blij mee bent. Het betekent dat je stopt met tegen jezelf te vechten. Je accepteert dat je ouder langzaam vervaagt. Je accepteert je eigen verdriet. Je accepteert dat je nog van hen houdt, zelfs nu. Lao Tzu zou een ander soort vrijheid aanbieden: niet vrijheid van dit lijden, maar vrijheid om erin te leven zonder kapot te gaan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-71e94dd392fda4d4f823618ecabd437f\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-71e94dd392fda4d4f823618ecabd437f{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-71e94dd392fda4d4f823618ecabd437f av_one_half flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-975b59315235e9b5be53c05368e2a524\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-975b59315235e9b5be53c05368e2a524 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\ncolor:#7a5a77;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-975b59315235e9b5be53c05368e2a524 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 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