May 20, 2012

Managing Frontotemporal Dementia through Caregiver Support – Part I

Part 1 of 2: Excerpts from a talk for the Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton October 21, 2008 by Dr. Tiffany Chow. Features caregiver Katherine Nichols.
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Dementia Caregiver Support Newest

agewiseliving.com Are You Seeing Symptoms of Dementia in Your Elderly Loved One? Or in yourself as you struggle to understand and help them? Is it breaking your heart? Age Dementia Symptoms Can Sneak Up on You! Its especially frustrating in the beginning. You might not be sure of what you are seeing in your family member. Your loved ones can seem to grasp what you say only to have no recollection of the conversation the next day . . . or 5 minutes later! Other Typical Dementia Symptoms and Signs to Look for Are: 1. A tendency to repeat oneself 2. The inability to learn new things or a marked resistance to the idea of learning new things 3. Frequent confusion and a significant degree of forgetfulness and misplacing things 4. Marked changes in personality 5. A noticeable decreasing in social contact 6. Increased restlessness
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