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Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are delayed when the caretaker is someone close to the patient.
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Watching a loved one succumb to Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss is difficult and painful. But for Alzheimer’s patients, having loved ones take care of them may actually delay the progression of their disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Gerontology.
THE DETAILS: Researchers selected 167 people with possible or probable Alzheimer’s disease from an ongoing research program studying the progression of dementia. Those individuals were all in the care of either a spouse (43 percent) or their adult children (57 percent). The study authors visited each person every six months for one to three years, and used questionnaires to measure the closeness of their relationship with their caregivers. They also monitored the progression of their symptoms with diagnostic tests. The slowest progression of symptoms was seen in patients whose caregivers were considered very close, and who were under the care of a spouse. People with spouse caregivers had slower declines in both cognitive and functional behaviors than people under the care of adult children, but whether under the care of a child or spouse, the closer the relationship, the slower the progression of symptoms.
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Try your very best then do what you know get them round the clock protection and help and come to terms you did your very very best
ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT ALZHEIMERS
WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT OUR HOME IT WAS ON BOTH OUR CHECKS
THEN IN 5 YEARS LATER HE HAD A STROKE, NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED INTO
ALZHEIMERS. IF HE GOES INTO A NURSING HOME THEY WILL TAKE 2/3 OF OUR MONEY. HIS SS CHECK AND HIS RETIREMENT CHECK. MY CHECK ISNT ENOUGH TO PAY THE BILLS. I WOULD NOT ONLY LOSE MY CREDIT, MY VEHCICLE, MY HOME AND CHARGE OFF ALL MY LOANS, BUT IT WOULD RUIN US FINANICALLY. WHAT WILL THE GOVERMENT DO FOR ME?
Alzheimers
What I have observe that you can not stop Alzheimers. My husband has gone thru all the stages and now he is in a hospital bed. We hand feed him, change him, bathe him, constantly washing cloths and sheets,and we make sure he gets a balance meal. He is still at home and I work during the day.
My back hurts from pulling him up to either eat,drink or take him to bed. He doesn't talk much anymore and doesn't make any since when he tries. We take him to the livingroom to set up in a recliner which he sleeps alot. We have a son that helps out
with him during the day. I take care of him before I go to work
and when I get home. My question, is there a shedule that would
work better for Alzheimers patients that they relate too? Sometimes he seems agravated with us. Do you have any suggestions? Do I need Classes to better take care of him?
We do take him to his doctors appointments, and that is getting more and more difficult.