“Confusion and hallucinations, seeing people and things that weren’t there.”
That’s what one young lady remembers about her grandmother’s unusual behavior before she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. That’s scary. That’s really scary when we see someone we love and admire so much confused by everything around her. How would you react if it were you?
Monica Vest Wheeler discusses how Alzheimer's disease, dementia and memory affect our everyday lives by illustrating the way stories connect us through human experience and history. Monica focuses on personal and institutional history and how to help fellow human beings cope with everyday life and unexpected challenges. Plus she simply loves to write!
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- Not knowing
- When it isn't automatic
- Avoid avoidance
- If you could read my mind
- Seeing things
- Not just "old people"
- Was it a stroke?
- You start thinking
- Start the conversation
- Don't do this
- Get over YOUR fears
- The value of conversation - part 3
- The value of conversation - part 2
- The value of conversation - part 1
- It's your choice
- Alzheimer's 101
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