Post-Menopausal With A Family History Of Dementia
I follow news closely because of selfish worry I may develop dementia following the loss of both parents to this devastating brain disease.My middle-aged siblings and I are children of dementia. A history lesson may be in order for perspective. The German physician Alois Alzheimer studied Auguste...
4 Ways to Maintain Your Own Well-Being as a Caregiver
According to reports from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, approximately 43.5 million Americans provide unpaid care for an adult or child. That’s over 20% of the general adult population in this country! The Baby Boomer generation represents the largest group of unpaid caregivers to...
Finding Happiness After a Dementia Diagnosis
Today 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. By 2050 the number is projected to grow to nearly 14 million. Bracing against the disease, while standing alongside those diagnosed, are family and friends wrapped in an intricate web of perplexing emotion.Dementia pla...
Finding Unexpected Moments in Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiving
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD, formerly known as Pick’s Disease) is less common than Alzheimer’s among the many forms of dementia. However like Alzheimer’s, FTD is untreatable, can be diagnosed as early as age 40 and is ultimately devastating to those living with the disease and those caring for a...
The Alzheimer’s Tsunami: Waves Rushing to Shore
Between 2000 and 2015 death from Alzheimer’s disease increased 123%. In the same period death from other major diseases in our country declined. This data point may surprise you as Alzheimer’s and related dementias today still share a common reality; they cannot be prevented, slowed or cured.Afte...