Category: Conditions to Understand

Verbal Processing – It’s Different!!!

by Caregiver in the Raw | Feb 26, 2022 | Conditions to Understand | 0

So many people don’t understand dementia and I have to remember I only understand because...

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Pusher Syndrome

by Caregiver in the Raw | Feb 14, 2022 | Conditions to Understand | 0

The LBD journey is one of “syndromes” that you’ve never heard of. Syndromes...

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Hypersensitivity to Pain

by Caregiver in the Raw | Aug 29, 2021 | Conditions to Understand | 0

I don’t know if I have covered this before, but those with neurological issues have a...

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Weight Loss Stage

by Caregiver in the Raw | Aug 7, 2021 | Caregiving Journey, Conditions to Understand | 0

Just got back from the doctor this week and confirmed that mom is losing weight. We’re not...

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Ph.d in Dementia

by Caregiver in the Raw | Jul 24, 2021 | Caregiving Journey, Conditions to Understand, Lewy Body Dementia | 0

I don’t hold a Ph.d in dementia, but I do have nearly a decade of beyond full-time...

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Neurotic Behavior, Frustration and Fear

by Caregiver in the Raw | Jul 18, 2020 | Caregiving Journey, Conditions to Understand | 0

When my mom’s neurotic behavior hits, it’s hard to deal with. If we’re in the...

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The Terror of Overheating

by Caregiver in the Raw | Jul 18, 2020 | Conditions to Understand | 0

Several times my mom has gone bonkers wanting to call 911, screaming, hitting the steering wheel...

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5 Stages of Lewy Body Dementia

by Caregiver in the Raw | Mar 8, 2020 | Conditions to Understand | 0

(Take from here) PHASE I POSSIBILITIES Most caregivers are concerned/worried that something is not...

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Season of Hostility and “Persecution”

by Caregiver in the Raw | Mar 2, 2020 | Conditions to Understand | 0

It’s a hard stage. At some point our loved ones get to the stage where they feel...

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Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia

by Caregiver in the Raw | Feb 14, 2020 | Conditions to Understand | 0

Common Symptoms: Delusions (objects turn into small children, animals and more) Mumbling...

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Fearful of Offense

by Caregiver in the Raw | Jan 10, 2020 | Conditions to Understand | 0

Our loved ones are in such a vulnerable situation and they feel it 10x more than we do. How this...

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Entering their World

by Caregiver in the Raw | Dec 14, 2019 | Conditions to Understand | 0

When we were kids, our mom often entered our world to play make-believe. And now as adults and a...

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YES - The book below is the one I wrote. It's a "just the facts you need to know." No stories, charts, or antyhing. I wrote it because as a caregiver, I was too tired to wade through heavy science and theory that other books offered. I just wanted the essentials in short chapters. It's the book I would have wanted. If that's what you need also, then here it is:

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