Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s advocates
June 2012 Newsletter
Instead of striving to be perfect, aim for becoming the best caregiver
The notion that families take care of their own may inspire some caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease toward burnout. While a caregiver believes that they know their loved one the best, they may not ask for any assistance and attempt to become the perfect caregiver. Gary Joseph LeBlanc says there is no such thing as a perfect caregiver. LeBlanc, who writes a weekly column called “Common … Read the rest »
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Tagged Alzheimer's advocates, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease in the African-American community, caregiver, Common Sense Caregiving, empathy, explaining Alzheimer's disease to children, Gary Joseph LeBlanc, hostile interactions between caregivers and patients, learning process, Marie Marley, Matt Brown, Mayo Clinic, negative personality changes, The Huffington Post
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April 2012 News
Writer laments that his mom no longer knows who he is
It is so surprising, but it is almost inevitable. Chuck Gomez wrote that he would never forget the moment when he realized his mother no longer knew who he was. Gomez, a playwright and former Emmy Award-winning television news journalist, called that event a devastating reality. While he knows it is bound to happen to every child of a parent with Alzheimer’s, he could not believe that it was … Read the rest »
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, Alzheimer's advocates, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's research, anticipatory grief, caretaker, CareTogether, complicated grief, coordinate care, Dementia, five stages of grief, Marie Marley, nursing home, Obama administration, primary caregiver, social media, support group, unresolved grief
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