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Lost my brother on April 29th due to vascular dementia issues. Thank you for posting these types of videos! John was quite social belonging to 3 different Toast Masters International for about 40 years. The covid crap robbed him from getting to go out often. In fact, his favorite club stills meets on Zoom. One thing is for sure, my beloved brother doesn't have dementia any more!
This is so nice to see people trying to spread awareness about this. any random video will generate more views but something so important is getting only 15k views 😞
An easy test for dementia is to ask the senior person to count back from 100 but subtract 7 each time. So the numbers should go like 100, 93, 86, 79, 72, 65, 58, 51, 44, 37, 30, 23, 16, 9, 2.... If they are able to this simple task then they are still very able and can think on the spot and can easily do mental calculations.
Thank you for your videos. It’s been very informative for those who are struggling trying to understand what Alzheimer’s disease means. Watching all of your classes helps. Thank you
Clogged arteries (arteriosclerosis) affecting the brain are one of the main causes of dementia. Clogged arteries can best be avoided by not consuming animal products in the diet. Animal fat and protein accumulate in the arteries and clog them to the extent that by a person's senior years (60+), there are usually some symptoms of clogged arteries such as high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, diabetes, or kidney failure. I would urge seniors to go vegan. I'm 63 and vegan for 8 years.
We used to have this gentleman who would walk to the corner store by himself around 10 a.m. The owner would give him what he wanted and walk him back to the facility every day. The Facility had to install sensors where you have to push the button. He could not remember that he had to use the button to leave.
I was recently diagnosed with mild neurocognitive disorder with FTD that cannot be ruled out at this time. I learned this from access to my medical records. I am 54 and have never heard of FTD. Obviously, doing some research. No FTD diagnosis in family but mother, grandmother and aunt all diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Elderly with dementia wandering could easily be CONTROLLED by adding a tracker device to their shoes with a alert when going out of certain area with today's technology we can do a better job helping caregiver keep elders stay safe from wandering away STOP The Tragedy of elderly people wandering into danger shoe tracking devices
Thank you for an excellent video on Understanding FTD. Please keep information coming for families like myself. As a Registered Nurse I understand the FTD disorder but never imagined the unrelenting effects on families. This video gives people support and improved clarity.
Truly enjoy education tutorial on Dementia. Vascular Dementia totally different from Dementia . My husband have Vascular Dementia from multiple cerebellum strokes and understanding this is a real challenge
very helpful, only thing I wish Ms McGee would have discussed would have been the breakdown for Medi-Cal if you were a single person, not just a married couple. The information was fabulous. My mother is widower already, so I knowing those kind of examples would have been beneficial. I watched on replay so couldn't ask in chat. Wealth of information though, thanks so much!
When I was a caregiver I had one patient that had this. The interesting thing was that when I gave her a task or activity she focused on it just as if she was mentally normal!
Thank you 😊 for this video. Alzheimers San Diego ❤️ will continue watching all your videos and online classes that are coming up. My mother in law was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and me and my wife want a better understanding of this disease to make her mother and my mother in law live a happy life as possible.
My 93 year old mother has stage 4 Alzheimers and her behaviour, moods and attitude have changed since her diagnosis 7 years ago . Mother has lived on her own for the last 31 years and has carers twice a day. She is ungrateful and resentful of their presence and says she does not need them. Mother refuses to wear hearing aids in her bungalow and has to be told to use a walking stick if she goes out. Her whole demeanour is unpleasant when challenged on anything concerning her wellbeing. I find her difficult and objectionable and try to remember that this disease has taken over everything she once used to be.
My 93 year old mother has stage 4-5 Alzheimers. She was diagnosed with MCI in 2014 and is now regressing weekly. Mother has lived alone for 31 years since my dad died. She has carers twice a day but thinks she can manage to maintain herself and her bungalow. Mother's communication skills are diminishing rapidly as she asks the same questions and forgets all the answers. Mother is horribly anti - social and does not like change. She prefers her own company and makes it clear when she wants you to leave. Hand rubbing,, thumb twiddling and withdrawal from conversation. Mother has admitted to my sister that she does not like visitors to her home. Mother is deaf but refuses to wear hearing aids. She refuses to use a walking stick and will not consider any personal home safety devices.We, her family continue to assist and visit her but deplore her attitude and unwillingness to cooperate with any suggestions of improving her limited existence.
Recovering from knee replacement surgery, it has been a benefit to be able to "walk" by computer at home. Thanks for all your help during the ten years of my husband's struggle with Alzheimers.
My mom was diagnosed with mild dementia 7 years ago, the situation later became severe but now she is free with the herbs from Dr. Rohan. You can reach him with dr.rohanronjohn@gmail.com it may also help you.
