Does anyone ever ask you a question and when you give an answer you start to question your own understanding. When that happens to me, I'm straight off on google trying to get the right clear answer.
Someone asked me today....
Anyway, my research came across some great FAQs that I think are worth sharing. These are questions answered by David Shenk who wrote 'The Forgetting: Alzheimer's, Portrait of an Epidemic'
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Story?id=3892244&page=1
If you curious like me, go to above external link to read the questions and answer to the following:
The source is the ABC News website http://abcnews.go.com. Just bought the book so will let you know if it is worth hunting down.
Kind Regards
Craig
Someone asked me today....
I know senile dementia is a old term that we do not use any more, but it did make me realise that it is a term that many still associate with dementia.What is the difference between senile dementia and alzheimer's
Anyway, my research came across some great FAQs that I think are worth sharing. These are questions answered by David Shenk who wrote 'The Forgetting: Alzheimer's, Portrait of an Epidemic'
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Story?id=3892244&page=1
If you curious like me, go to above external link to read the questions and answer to the following:
Question: I still don't understand the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's. Also, I have read that you should not argue with an Alzheimer's patient, but when my mother is confused, I feel that it sometimes seems to help when I "correct" her version of reality. Can I do anything to keep her grounded in
Question: Is there such a disease as pre-Alzheimer's? What medicines, nutritional changes or aggressive clinical trials are available to help patients keep their memory and ability to function longer? Does loneliness or depression precipitate dementia or Alzheimer's?
Question: How do I deal with a family member who accuses me of lying and stealing from her?
Question: Do you have any suggestions for caregivers who want to help ease an Alzheimer's patient who has significant anxiety as a result of his awareness of his own disease?
Question: Is it better to care for an Alzheimer's patient at home or is it more feasible for them to be in professional care?
Question: What rights are there to protect the elderly with Alzheimer's disease from people who potentially will manipulate them?
Question: Can someone with Alzheimer's ever improve? What is usually the cause of death?
Question: Is there such a disease as pre-Alzheimer's? What medicines, nutritional changes or aggressive clinical trials are available to help patients keep their memory and ability to function longer? Does loneliness or depression precipitate dementia or Alzheimer's?
Question: How do I deal with a family member who accuses me of lying and stealing from her?
Question: Do you have any suggestions for caregivers who want to help ease an Alzheimer's patient who has significant anxiety as a result of his awareness of his own disease?
Question: Is it better to care for an Alzheimer's patient at home or is it more feasible for them to be in professional care?
Question: What rights are there to protect the elderly with Alzheimer's disease from people who potentially will manipulate them?
Question: Can someone with Alzheimer's ever improve? What is usually the cause of death?
The source is the ABC News website http://abcnews.go.com. Just bought the book so will let you know if it is worth hunting down.
Kind Regards
Craig