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Excellent Advice for Healthy Meals

Noting that tastes, likes and dislikes change and diminish appetites of many Lewy Body patients leaves the caregiver in a quandary. What should the goals be to slow the inevitable weight-loss, and how...

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5 SIGNOS TEMPRANOS DE DEMENCIA CON CUERPOS DE LEWY

Click Here For English Version of This Page / Versión en inglés de esta página Foto cortesía deUnsplash under Creative Commons 0 license Hasta 1,4 millones de personas sufren demencia con cuerpos de...

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Decision Fatigue “The Numbness you feel at the end of an overloaded day.”

Being a caregiver for a loved one suffering from Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a challenge. Caregivers expect a lot from themselves. (They often have no choice.) They are often hyper-focused on their...

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Incontinence with Dignity

Incontinence with Dignity by Marilyn Stevenson Almost everyone’s biggest fear is incontinence. Here is some helpful information, if and when incontinence may occur. At first, the over-the-counter...

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The Doctor Visit

  The Doctor Visit by Pamela Rosenblum            Once a person has been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (LBD), it is important to establish a good working relationship with the specialist, usually a...

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Coping with Hallucinations and Delusions – Part I

Being with a loved one who is experiencing hallucinations is a disconcerting experience and can actually feel very frightening. In this blog, we will address “simple” hallucinations. In part 2, we’ll...

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Coping with Hallucinations and Delusions – Part II

In the previous blog about Hallucinations and Delusions, we addressed handling the more simple, non-frightening hallucinations and how to keep from escalating the situation. But what to do when the...

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Struggling with Changes and Finding Support

Written by M of NY, a Caregiver to her Husband: A topic I feel is very important is the loneliness of having a life veer off course from a newly diagnosed serious illness. You have already begun to...

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Living with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Written by M of NY, a Caregiver to her Husband: Several years ago, my husband began, some evenings, yelling and laughing, punching the air, and flailing his arms and legs around in his sleep–even once...

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One Soul

My wife passed away last year due to complications of Lewy body dementia (LBD). Naturally, I have spent much time reflecting on our life and her journey that we shared together. I have listened to many...

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