Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.
What we commonly call #dementia "behaviors" actually are communication about confusion, pain, distress, or for other wants or needs to be addressed. We must view them compassionately and listen for the message.
Since so many people are talking about Die Hard, I want to give a thought to Bruce Willis and his family.
And to recognize all those who are dealing with family members with #dementia. I hope, for those of you in that situation, that you get time for self-care. Do what you need to do. I'm wishing you the best. 🙏🙏🙏
When a person living with #dementia asks the same question repeatedly, listen to the question differently and you may learn more about the needs underlying the question itself.
"This is a fundamental breakdown in the ability [#Trump's] to use language. . . .There is no healthy older person who speaks that way."
Trump also engages in "tangential speech." . . that's a sign of real brain damage, not being old, not being slow, not losing a step, but of severe cognitive deterioration. What I don’t understand is why those clips aren’t replayed over & over in the mainstream media.
💔 Alzheimer's 💔
After time spent worrying when you receive the confirmation you have been dreading your heart will break.
❤️ Know it's normal to grieve the loss you are facing.
❤️ Know it's alright to feel sad
to mourn,
to cry.
❤️ It won't be the last time you feel this sorrow.
❤️ Watching your loved one slowly fade into a world the two of you will no longer share is a lonely feeling.
❤️ You will grieve the loss of familiar intimate moments. #Alzheimers#Dementia#Aging
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❤️ Know that it is alright to cry.
❤️ You don't have to pretend to be strong.
❤️ Find something that brings you comfort and peace and practise being kind to yourself.
❤️ Hold onto the memories of the love your partner has shown you and reflect that love back towards them
❤️ Remember, it's alright to feel the loss..and it's normal to mourn.
❤️ You are not alone.
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Another day, another demonstration of #Trump's worsening #dementia...
In today's episode, Trump became lost in a mental fog, and thought he saw #OJSimpson in the crowd at his rally. OJ Simpson is dead. The #Republicans should be very concerned about the fact that their candidate is apparently so deep in mental failure that he's seeing dead people.
Here's another reason to get a good night of sleep. Researchers in the U.S. may have found a key to forestalling declines in brain activity that may one day lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia: deep sleep. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/GH02hf #Science#Brain#BrainHealth#Health#Dementia#Alzheimers
A must-read re: #dementia, #funding, #caregiving, & the madness, the cruelty of our #healthcare system. "nothing has opened my uncovered-by-insurance eyes to the sadism and untenability of our for-profit health-care system as much as sharing a home and a life with a man caring for a wife with Alzheimer’s. It is untenable to expect family members of those living with Alzheimer’s to either bear a yearly six-figure burden for memory care, quit their jobs, or get a divorce." https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-to-families-with-alzheimers-youre-on-your-own
It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food (www.wired.com)
Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.
Bruce Willis’ Wife Gives Blunt Update Amid His Dementia Battle: “I’m Not Good” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Emma Heming Willis gave an update on her family's struggle while taking care of the ailing actor.
The curious ways your skin shapes your health (www.bbc.com)
Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.