An Academic’s First-Person Perspective on Living With Dementia

By Being Patient | April 25th, 2019

Gerda Saunders, a retired teacher and scientist, shares about her life after a dementia diagnosis.

What is it like to live with vascular dementia? Gerda Saunders is a former atomic energy research scientist and math teacher who now writes about living with dementia. From sharing insights on diagnosis to the difficult topic of planing for end of life, Gerda gives us an honest look at what it means to live with dementia.

Posted by Being Patient Alzheimer's on Tuesday, April 23, 2019

What is it like to live with vascular dementia? Gerda Saunders is a former atomic energy research scientist and math teacher who now writes about living with dementia. From sharing insights on diagnosis to the difficult topic of planing for end of life, Gerda gives us an honest look at what it means to live with dementia.

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5 thoughts on “An Academic’s First-Person Perspective on Living With Dementia

  1. I can’t get the audio to work on this video with Gerda Saunders. (The other videos work fine, so it’s not my settings.) If you’re able to resolve this problem, please email me a link to it. Thanks!

    1. Apologies! We have uploaded again and the audio issue should be fixed. Thank you!
      The Being Patient Team

  2. I enjoyed the video immensely and the detail that Gerda provided that included specific instances in her life that she said she was beginning to realize her brain/life was getting different than it had been was the most interesting to me. More of this type of detail would be appreciated. Thank you for this!

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