Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
“Spotting the Early Signs of Dementia” by Dane Cross Dementia affects a large proportion of aging adults, most commonly occurring in people from the age of fifty plus. Learning to recognize the early signs of the disease is important when it comes to ensuring the safety of our aging family members and to make sure [...]
It isn’t easy to tell the difference whether early signs and symptoms of failing memory are due to aging or Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. For that same reason, Alzheimer’s generally goes undiagnosed for many years. It is true, most of us would not want to know that we had Alzheimer’s since there is no cure–so [...]
When Mom’s second husband passed away, I rushed to be at her side. She was in her late 70′s and I wasn’t sure how well she would cope with this tragedy. Her husband had been in good health, a slight asthmatic problem, but nothing more serious. When he suddenly collapsed after surgery, it was learned [...]
