This blog is written to provide information and support to persons who are providing care for someone with dementia. A first indicator of dementia is when someone has trouble doing a task once familiar and easy for them. If you have begun to be concerned about someone's memory or cognitive processing, help the person receive a physical exam, to include lab work, and an appointment with a neuropsychologist for an evaluation of memory and cognitive processing.
Oct 1, 2013
Michael J Fox Show
I just happened to catch the Michael J Fox show. He plays a character with Parkinson's Disease, which, of course, he actually has. It is a very courageous portrayal. There is even humor; where someone wants his autograph for his relative who has Alzheimer's Disease -- to which Michael J. Fox replies that he has Parkinson's. The other person says 'well, yeah, whatever.' What an accurate depiction of the misunderstanding of dementia, Parkinson's and other neurological disorders by many people. It is worth watching -- as it depicts to some degree what the person with the disease and his family face.
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