Dementia: An Immense Caregiver Burden
The experience of caring for a loved one with dementia changes you forever. Dementia forced me to look at who 'the whole' are and what we value in others; how we identify those who cannot think but who must only be. In our hyperactive and hyper-cognitive society we value words and action. There is no room for those who can only be; we are in fact losing the art of being.
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Getting an Early Diagnosis
Many of us fear that a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s will mean an automatic sentence of doom. To avoid facing that fear, we may deny there’s a problem, cover up our own or our loved one’s worrisome signs and symptoms, and avoid talking to a doctor altogether.
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Treating Early Alzheimer’s
There’s more research into Alzheimer’s disease today than ever before. There isn’t a cure yet, but there are treatments available that can be effective in many ways. They can slow the progress of the disease, stabilize the symptoms, and in some cases even improve them for a period.
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