The brain is a fickle, beautiful, confusing thing, even more so if youre managingAlzheimers disease.
How effective will this be?
How will they respond to this therapy?
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And, in that hopeful stage, we tend to offer a lot more resources.
People tend to be more open to resources at that time.
Preclinical and Early Stage Alzheimers Disease
Similar to manyconditions affecting the brain, early detection is key.
Normal Signs of Aging or Early Signs of Alzheimer’s?
I think, at the beginning, there’s a lot of fear.
How effective will this be?
How will they respond to this therapy?
And, in that hopeful stage, we tend to offer a lot more resources.
This is where planning can have a significant role.
Also, it’s important to pay particular attention to your own needs tobalance your caregiving responsibilities.
This is the stage where additional care is usually needed.
Their memory may come in and out.
So they may have good days and bad days, which can be confusing to the families as well.
Krellman says that maintaining that routine helps meet the patients where they are.
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