Important Lessons from an Alzheimer's Caregiver | A personal story about what it means to care for someone with Alzheimer's disease.
A photographer shines a light on the dark reality of living with Alzheimer’s.
Today we are going talk about confabulation, delusions and hallucinations in dementia and Alzheimers and why our loved ones lie. PLUS tips and ideas for how to protect them and ourselves as caregivers when these stories get out of control.
A member of the Her.ie team has opened up about her experience of the disease
As the number of people with Alzheimer's climbs, so does the number of loved ones caring for them. The health of 16 million unpaid U.S. caregivers has become a focus for Alzheimer's advocacy groups.
In 1999, Tom DeBaggio was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. He was 57. Soon after the diagnosis, he began talking with NPR about his illness. He wanted to document his decline, to break through what he called the "shame and silence" of the disease. Now he can't talk, walk or feed himself.
Allie Learns About Alzheimer’s Disease is a family story about love, patience and acceptance. This is the first book written for the Special Family and Friends™ series. Written by Kim Gosselin and illustrated by Tom Dineen. Allie is a child who is experiencing her grandmother going through the first stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. The book explains in children’s fashion how Allie is confused and worried about what’s happening with her grandmother. The story goes on and talks about the changes both Allie and her parents need to make to help her grandmother. Grades Pre-K - 3
Bild: pathdoc / Shutterstock.com Die Alzheimer-Krankheit - kurz Alzheimer genannt – ist eine degenerative, also abbauende Erkrankung von Nervenzellen des zentralen Nervensystems. Oftmals wird Alzheimer mit Demenz gleichgesetzt, was jedoch nicht korrekt ist. Denn Demenz beschreibt das Hauptsymptom
i don't step out of my personal comfort zone very often. Family matters are things I normally don't talk much about. i want to share a story about my mom.
Today we are going talk about confabulation, delusions and hallucinations in dementia and Alzheimers and why our loved ones lie. PLUS tips and ideas for how to protect them and ourselves as caregivers when these stories get out of control.
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For Pat Moffett, the loneliness of serving as caregiver to an Alzheimer’s patient started long before he or his wife Carmen knew she had the disease that would take her
Alzheimer’s evolves through several different stages, though its effects vary from individual to individual.
Black Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as white Americans. Here’s what we know right now—and how to make a difference.
A tale proving this moving disease has only one known cure - love.
It seems to me we sometimes get stuck on things that don’t matter, or aren’t as important as we think they are, and then we lose perspective. Many people are devastated when their loved…
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As the number of people with Alzheimer's climbs, so does the number of loved ones caring for them. The health of 16 million unpaid U.S. caregivers has become a focus for Alzheimer's advocacy groups.
When my beloved Gran was diagnosed with Alzheimers it was hard for all of us, but particularly to my kids. This dementia poem is for them.
Using a stitched illustration technique, Ruth Blackford tells the story of her mother’s journey though Alzheimer’s disease.
Most people associate dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with those of very advanced age. But Evan Schrier’s story blows that theory to pieces.
In a series of pictures taken from a personal perspective, Connecticut photographer Suzanne Falzone has documented the daily life of her elderly aunt who has Alzehimer's.
Understand the 4 stages of Alzheimer disease and the progression of the disease affects our brain cells.
Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's, two-thirds are women. Pam White is one of them. But to documentary filmmaker Banker White, Pam is not just another Alzheimer’s patient, she is his mother. His film “The Genius of Marian” is his family's story about how loved ones cope while adjusting to life with Alzheimer’s.
Photographer and curator Jon Feinstein discusses his and other artists' interpretations of these diseases through image-making.
Today we are going talk about confabulation, delusions and hallucinations in dementia and Alzheimers and why our loved ones lie. PLUS tips and ideas for how to protect them and ourselves as caregivers when these stories get out of control.
From music therapy to simulated offices to knitting hats for local babies, there are plenty of ways to keep your loved one with dementia active and engaged. Discover these and more great ideas to boost your loved one’s well-being.
They’ve been there.
Learn about memory care, what services are provided in memory care, how much memory care costs, and how to choose a memory care community.
Today we are going talk about confabulation, delusions and hallucinations in dementia and Alzheimers and why our loved ones lie. PLUS tips and ideas for how to protect them and ourselves as caregivers when these stories get out of control.
Allie Learns About Alzheimer’s Disease is a family story about love, patience and acceptance. This is the first book written for the Special Family and Friends™ series. Written by Kim Gosselin and illustrated by Tom Dineen. Allie is a child who is experiencing her grandmother going through the first stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. The book explains in children’s fashion how Allie is confused and worried about what’s happening with her grandmother. The story goes on and talks about the changes both Allie and her parents need to make to help her grandmother. Grades Pre-K - 3
Today we are going talk about confabulation, delusions and hallucinations in dementia and Alzheimers and why our loved ones lie. PLUS tips and ideas for how to protect them and ourselves as caregivers when these stories get out of control.
