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Dorian Martin

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Helping Family Members Understand Caregiving Cost of Alzheimer's Disease

The Spokane Spokesman-Review published an interesting question in its Dear Annie section. The letter from Outcast Sister described how her four siblings were irate that she was being paid a salary by her mother for providing caregiving services. The mother lived alone in an apartment near Outcast Sister. The sister noted that she spent at least... Read moreChevron
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HABIT Offers Strategies, Tools for People with Cognitive Impairment

I wish that when Mom started showing signs of cognitive impairment, she had had some kind of professional support. And I wish that Dad had some coaching as well.   More and more, programs are coming on line to provide this kind of support. There are specific programs designed to help people with cognitive impairment function. And there are... Read moreChevron
Christine Kennard

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Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

Psychosis is common in Alzheimer’s disease and affects between about 40 percent and 50 percent of people over the course of the disease. It causes significant distress to the patient and to families and caregivers. Psychosis itself does not describe a disease so much as an abnormal condition of the mind where people find it difficult to tell... Read moreChevron
Dorian Martin

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Study: People with Alzheimer's Use Empathy to Mimic Emotions

For about three years before Mom was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, my parents had knock-down, drag-out fights. These fights seemed highly unusual since I don’t remember my parents ever fighting anytime in front of me while I was growing up or as an adult. Yet as Mom’s memory collapsed and Dad’s frustration... Read moreChevron
Carol Bradley Bursack

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Male Caregivers Need Unique Support

Traditionally, most men have a harder time sharing feelings and emotions than women do. They seek medical advice less often than women and they tend to resist attending specialized support groups more than women. While the trend for younger men may be leading them toward a more open way of communicating, it’s the older generation whose wives... Read moreChevron
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