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I don't have an hour to watch this, but I was scanning and got to 40:02. The chemistry of the brain in someone with Alzheimer's is amazingly like that of a child! I'll have to circle back to this one, but it could be an interesting and educational hour to spend if you are dealing with someone with this particular set of problems.
I don't have an hour to watch this, but I was scanning and got to 40:02. The chemistry of the brain in someone with Alzheimer's is amazingly like that of a child! I'll have to circle back to this one, but it could be an interesting and educational hour to spend if you are dealing with someone with this particular set of problems.
I hope it helps someone out there. What I find positive is, there is no "re-orientations" to time and place. Twenty years ago, that is what the thought was. Now,you meet the person where they are at. You can tell someone, with dementia, about something significant, IE death of a loved one, which happened years ago, they will forget, and if you tell them, they will experience those same emotions over, and over again.
Some progress has been made, but I wish they could find a CURE. In the meantime, the best we can do is educate caregivers on how to deal with the situations.
I hope it helps someone out there. What I find positive is, there is no "re-orientations" to time and place. Twenty years ago, that is what the thought was. Now,you meet the person where they are at. You can tell someone, with dementia, about something significant, IE death of a loved one, which happened years ago, they will forget, and if you tell them, they will experience those same emotions over, and over again.
Some progress has been made, but I wish they could find a CURE. In the meantime, the best we can do is educate caregivers on how to deal with the situations.
This is true. Telling someone with Alzheimer's that their spouse or mother died, will just make him or her upset and sad. The thinking is different than it was years ago. Very true.
I've also read, and experienced, that a happy conversation or experience will leave the Alzheimer's patient happy and cheerful even if he or she cannot remember the conversation or experience.
This is true. Telling someone with Alzheimer's that their spouse or mother died, will just make him or her upset and sad. The thinking is different than it was years ago. Very true.
I've also read, and experienced, that a happy conversation or experience will leave the Alzheimer's patient happy and cheerful even if he or she cannot remember the conversation or experience.
Good point. It's important to treat people as if we will be in their bed or wheel chair one day.
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