034. Signs and Types of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: What You Need To Know
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Getting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moments you hope never to experience. However, families need to know the difference between the types of dementia such as vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontal lobe dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Today’s guest is Alzheimer’s Care Strategist and Dementia coach Kerry Mills. She helps families manage the symptoms of dementia so that both the caregiver and care receiver can maintain a quality of life. In this episode, she talks us through the differences and types of dementia so that we can understand Alzheimer's Disease and what individuals who have Alzheimer's or dementia go through so that we can better support our loved ones.
What You Will Learn:
- The different types of Dementia
- The symptoms of Alzheimer's
- Cardiology in relation to Dementia
- Symptoms of different types of Dementia
- How to care for loved ones with Dementia
- When it is time to seek support programs
- Tools for self-care and addressing self-guilt
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