~HANDLING TROUBLING BEHAVIOR OF A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA/ ALZHEIMER’S~ Some of the greatest challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia are the personality and behavior changes that often occur. You can best meet these challenges by using creativity, flexibility, patience and compassion. It also helps not to take things personally… [Continue Reading]
Antioquia, Colombia (CNN) — It’s a cruel disease that strips away a person’s identity until they can no longer remember their loved ones or feed themselves. But normally, Alzheimer’s does not attack until old age. For some, though, it strikes early — beginning its attack in their late 30′s. Now, one cluster of Early-onset Alzheimer… [Continue Reading]
Image via Wikipedia One of the many frustrations of Alzheimer’s disease is the difficulty in pinpointing just who has it. According to published research, as many as one in five people told they have Alzheimer’s are mislabeled. A definitive diagnosis can be made only after death, by an autopsy that reveals a distinctive buildup –… [Continue Reading]
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