Brain Disease Archives

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Navigating the Complexities of Brain Disease

Some listeners may not even be aware that these elements exist. Lisa explains why she refers to them as the “hidden or secret faces” of brain disease. Also, Lisa tells two deeply personal stories and explains how each story illustrates a surprising behavior.

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Advocate Alzheimers BLOG Caregivers Celebrity Dementia Dementia Research

The Hanna Family want to tell Jack’s Story

This is the first time the Hanna family has spoken publicly about their struggle with a disease that afflicts so many people today. The Hanna Family want to tell Jack’s story so others will know that they are not alone in the overwhelming…

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Alzheimers BLOG Caregivers Dementia

An Open discussion on Frontotemporal Dementia

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.

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Risk Factors of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease

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…

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Advocate BLOG Caregiving Dementia Families Grieving Healthcare

Difference between Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia

Host Lisa Skinner tells a deeply personal story of her first experience seeing the impacts of brain disease on a loved one, her grandmother.

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Alzheimer's - Caregivers and Alzheimer's Author BLOG Caregivers Dementia

Working with Dementia-Related Illnesses

Through a rich trove of stories culled from her years in the eldercare industry, Lisa Skinner offers insight into the difficult questions families face today