As a caregiver, you probably have a system in place if your loved one needs to go to the hospital or who could step in if the primary caregiver wasn’t able to be there. But what about if there’s a national disaster? What if you had to evacuate? Read the included emergency preparedness tips to help you get ready.
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Boston University researchers have designed a new artificial intelligence (AI) computer program that can predict, with an accuracy rate of 78.5 percent, whether someone with mild cognitive impairment will likely remain stable over the next six years or fall into the dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease based on a person’s speech.
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“Caregivers and neurologists share advice on how to reduce stress and increase the enjoyment of caring for loved ones.” From working at jobs that offer flexibility and asking friends and relatives for help, to the oft-neglected, caregiver self-care.
Like the seasons of the year, depending on where we live, Wyoming-based Susan Bigelow explores the season after caring for her (late) husband. Excerpts from her article include, “Grief, like winter, can be hard… There are no rules. I promised John [husband] I would be fine after his death, and I am fine, most days. I am finding my way. I am making the transition to spring and claiming the beauty of the next season, but the transition is not sudden. Like my spring flower gardens, beauty arrives slowly. I have learned to give myself grace and time.” Transitioning from “we” to “I” is difficult.
Eisai and Biogen have partnered on a new drug that may slow the progression of dementia. For people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and those with MCI whose brains show the presence of beta-amyloid plaques (via a PET scan for example), this newer drug may reduce the production of these plaques thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease over the long term.
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