Welcome to the November newsletter!
6 Ways to Help Someone Who Doesn’t Believe They Have Dementia
Family caregivers often ask “how do you tell someone they have dementia”? And in some cases, the answer may be that you simply can’t.
Damage in the brain can cause people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, stroke, brain tumors, and other cognitive impairments to believe that there’s nothing wrong with them.
Study suggests resistance training can prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease
Regular physical exercise, such as resistance training, can prevent Alzheimer’s disease, or at least delay the appearance of symptoms, and serves as a simple and affordable therapy for Alzheimer’s patients. This is the conclusion of an article published in Frontiers in Neuroscience by Brazilian researchers affiliated with the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the University of São Paulo (USP).
Advice for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia
George Reed was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in September 2012. A former professor of astronomy, he was angry when his doctor told him. “His intellect was his greatest strength and the core of his identity,” says his daughter Tara, who lives in Portland, OR. Reed's wife, Joan, was unprepared to care for him and relied heavily on two of their three children—Tara and a son—who lived nearby.