This is a must-listen episode for anyone who occasionally misplaces car keys and wonders if it’s normal aging or a sign of dementia!
Today Debra spoke on the recent information about the seven states that are taking action to push for workplace anti-abuse legislation. Both Debra and Sheila also spoke about the power that corporations have and how it is used.
Lisa also tells a story from her book, Truth, Lies & Alzheimer’s: Its Secret Faces, about a memory care patient whose well-being improved after hearing a song from his past
Adrian provides companionship so a Caregiver can have some time to care for themselves. Adrian recommends resources for the family, and education for the families to help them in their journeys and to empower them!
Lisa Skinner covers the struggles that caregivers face when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. Lisa speaks with Betsy Wurzel about her experience as the primary caregiver for her husband following his diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at a relatively young…
Becky discusses how the CAN card is being rebranded to the Autism Travel Club and Card to have further outreach to help families. The tagline is, “Putting Autism On The Map.” Becky and her team are making a huge difference to help families…
With one in every 44 kids with autism in the US and 26% of US adult’s having a disability, we (and Congress) need to step up…and stop distracting ourselves with the culture wars!
The conversation highlights actor Bruce Willis’ diagnosis with FTD including how the diagnosis was covered in the news. Lisa elucidates for listeners how this rarer form of brain disease impacts a patient’s ability to communicate and causes behavioral changes.
She was assaulted in 2015 and to this day is having depression and PTSD. The assault happened in the patient’s room.
With the recommendations outlined in this episode, listeners will learn how to potentially reduce their risk for dementia by up to one-third. Additionally, Lisa illuminates for listeners why the link between lifestyle choices and brain disease is so profound that Alzheimer’s Disease has…