Before she was diagnosed with early-onset dementia seven years ago at age 54, Gary Henson’s wife, Brenda, told Henson that if she ever developed…
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Blood pressure that is even a little higher than normal has been linked to dementia in later years, a new study has found. The…
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We talk to Dr. Liz Sampson, an expert in end-life-care at University College London, and Jasja Kotterman, who lost her mother to Alzheimer’s, about what to expect in the last stage of Alzheimer’s and the best way to care for a loved one.
I was ready to fight back. And if I couldn’t completely protect her from eventual Alzheimer’s, I at least wanted her to be active and healthy, enjoying her present life, for as long as possible.
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One afternoon, I came home and found my parents having a physical altercation. My dad was holding my mom’s arm.
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Not only did music help with my mom’s stress, but it also helped us stay connected to her and gave us a window into the Mom we knew.
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My experiences at work and at home have taught me that because my mom can’t vocalize what she’s feeling or what may be hurting, I need to make sure that I do that for her.
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