Being diagnosed with a dementia like Alzheimer's is intimidating. To know that your future involves cognitive decline and lack of personal control, is very frightening. In this sharepost I have put together a few strategies that I know can help to reduce stress and help you maximize your coping strategies.
Negative feelings such as anger, disappointment and feeling a failure can overwhelm you at first as you lose confidence and self-esteem. Anxiety and fear are common emotions when you...
You often hear about a midlife crisis when a person’s behavior changes radically. But in some cases, what’s going on is not a midlife... Read more »
As I journey through the dementias I have experienced as a hands-on caregiver, I come to my uncle Wilkes. His wife was my mother’s older... Read more »
Family celebrations such as Christmas, Eid the Muslim festival to mark the end of Ramadan, the Jewish holiday of Hanukka are times when we... Read more »
Taking medication for long-term health problems has made a major contribution to lengthening and improving our lives. In many countries... Read more »
When I began caring for my elderly parents (both with early Alzheimer’s not properly diagnosed), I was shocked to read that family... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An active social life and having a handle on stress could decrease your chance of developing dementia. In a recent study,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Dementia that occurs with metabolic disorders may cause confusion and changes in thinking or reasoning. These changes may be short-term or... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a "nonspecific response of the body to a demand."Without stress, life would... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Dementia is a permanent decline in cognitive function and memory from a previous level of function.Dementia is a brain disorder with permanent loss... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI SymptomsDementia symptoms include difficulty with... Read more »
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