Dementia and alzheimers some advice

hollydolly

hollydolly

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Several of our dear members here, have mentioned in recent times that they are dealing with Dementia symptoms in their partner, whether slight or advanced..

For those who are, these Videos from the dementia Care specialist Teepa Snow... on what to expect at various different stages of the disease and more importantly how to react to them for your own sanity and safety as well as your partner




 

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Teepa is an excellent resource of information, both in person and
via her videos, also seminars. I've had the pleasure of meeting her
on several occasions in person and having chats...
 
It can be sneaky and fast. I knew someone who didn't feel well for several months prior to showing full blown signs of memory loss. They would get things wrong or mistaken etc but once it set in their short term memory seemed to be the first to go. It was over a two week period.

Also I don't know if a coincidence or not but they didn't get the full blown symptoms until they were put in a nursing home for health reasons after being forced out of their home(another time). I've been wondering to this day if the trauma and stress of being taken out of one's home was a trigger or made existing issues worse. Also they were obviously sedated during first weeks in the home and made matters worse because being drugged doesn't help memory. After that it was the same conversation over and over and not small talk either.

The only pre signs were a nasty demeanor, getting things wrong in dates or word choices but they knew and could recall what was happening.

Everyone needs to stay active and use their brain and body.
 
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