New to our family, sandwich rolls: lavash, mayo, lettuce, prosciutto, havarti cheese. I am trying to find foods Drew can eat since he is not using his left hand very often. Regular sandwiches are a mess since he can’t tell the strength of his grip in his right hand. A firm hold means the sandwich filling falls out. Same for burgers now. Yay for Trader Joe’s lavash - only $2.49 for a large package. 2 pieces for 8 rolls. And it worked well. #Lavash#Food#Wraps#Sandwich
PS Anyone else having trouble finding food that a person with #Dementia or #Alzheimer can eat, feeding themselves? Since my son is losing more and more dexterity due to declining, he still wants his favorite foods in the way he has always had them yet he really can't deal with using his hands much at the same time he needs a special larger, round spoon to eat. About 1/2 of his meals the caregiver has to finish by feeding him.
Some People Are Strangely Resistant to Alzheimer's. Here's What Makes Them Different
'A team of researchers... looked at brain tissue samples stored at the Netherlands Brain Bank.... Among those thousands of samples, the team found just 12 who had been cognitively healthy prior to their death yet had clear neurological signs of the disease's underlying pathology.'
Reading Well for Dementia launched in public libraries in England and Wales
"[We] believe that this unique, new, quality-assured book-based resource...could play an important role in supporting the wider community affected by #dementia.”
If we could be 100% sure, TFG'd need to be disqualified for medical reasons. A person with #dementia is incapacitated and cannot be #POTUS. His runningmate is becoming more and more important...
"Don't think of people with #dementia as not having abilities. They have an ability to feel and interact and we need to try and enter into their world."
Here is a chart in my #memoir about my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's, written with #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, detailing the different kinds of #aphasia, where the "assault," as #doctors call it, first starts in the #brain, and the #diagnosis.
@ishe I meant to reply yesterday and forgot until like 3 AM and the forgot again 🫠
Let's say my father's experience lead to terrible generational trauma and it's honestly why Mom and I are homeless right now while my brother is happily in a large $400k house and has no idea she has #dementia
@jeffjarvis. I canceled my #Post subscription after one too many bothsides articles. However, if you have a moment and a spare gift article, would you please post it? #Brain health, specifically #dementia, is a profoundly important issue to me (my father died of #early-onset #Alzheimer's). I post #ChaunceyDeVega's #Salon pieces, esp. those with #Dr.JohnGartner whenever he covers this issue and how #doctors and #neurologists are speaking out, sometimes. Thank you.
I just finished reading this book which was recommended to me by @cobalt. Thanks for the recommendation! I learned a lot about the brain and why we do and say things, the way we do. It was published in 2023, so recently. A good read and a keeper. #Alzheimer's #bookstodon
@Caiotekit I have thought of small anecdotes from this book over and over. When you are the caregiver it’s hard to see how you are being lead into some feelings, confusion and upset just by how your own brain reacts to another’s dysfunction. I’m so glad you wrote about your reaction to this book! I can think of a few folks I know of who I hope will try it out. @caregivers#Caregiver#Alzheimer#AlzheimersSucks#Dementia