We often read that the leading causes of dementia include Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, Parkinson’s, mild cognitive impairment, and frontotemporal lobe dementia.
There’s one type of dementia that far outnumbers all of the above, combined.
Caregiver dementia strikes an estimated 100 million overwhelmed and stressed-out caregivers, worldwide. The term, coined in the 1980s, is not an official medical diagnosis, but it does include symptoms such as disorientation, forgetfulness, and hallucination.
The good news? It is reversible.
View this two-minute video for a brief overview of the types and then click to read the U.S. News Health article below.
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Click to read Caregiver Dementia – Oh Yea It’s Real – U.S. News & World Report Health.
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I do know what Caregiver stress is having lived it for 7 of the 10 years my wife was with me with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s. These two book along with “The Aftereffects of Caregiving by Gary Joseph LeBlanc are what got me through it all after the loss of my late wife. Stuffology101 really helped me getting all my affairs as well as closets and computer files cleaned up. I recommend every Caregiver purchase and read all of these books.
Thanks Brenda for all you do. I will never forget the Interview with you and Gary. I was so nervous! I felt really good that the two of you included me. Best of luck in the new year. Because of you, Gary and many others (Beradette Brady in Ireland for one) I am well now anbd getting back onto the road of life.