The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over the passage of time. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is poorly understood, which is why there is no authentic cause identified yet. However, 70% of the risk is believed to be genetic. Some other risks that can lead to Alzheimer’s at some stage of life…
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The mental health crisis in America has been at the forefront of conversation lately. Between school shootings & famous suicides, it can leave you feeling as if things will never get better. The one thing that isn’t often talked about is the mental health of seniors. There are many reasons that some seniors need to…
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The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that damages the brain. It leads to memory loss and can cause other symptoms like anxiety and depression. While there is no cure for the disease and its effects are irreversible, there are several ways in which caregivers can engage with patients to…
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Dementia is one of the most challenging illnesses for both the person afflicted and their family. Sometimes, people talk about the person with dementia as being “gone” mentally or “just a shell,” and they aren’t sure how to relate to them anymore, but the person they were is still there, you just have to modify…
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It is not an uncommon situation where one has met with the concern that a loved one is experiencing memory loss. We all have had experiences where we have walked into a room or started a conversation and completely blanked out and forgot what we were about to do. Such sorts of memory lapses are…
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When you’re heading to the doctor once a year for a check-up, all you need is a GP who can handle the basics. Bedside manner? Specialty practice? That’s not nearly as important for the occasional sick visit as it is if you’re in and out of your physician’s office constantly with a chronic condition. If…
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