Reposting this in honor of my dad, #WorldAlzheimersMonth, and #FTDAwarenessWeek. Sending strength to everyone facing #dementia and their #caregivers
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
Reposting this in honor of my dad, #WorldAlzheimersMonth, and #FTDAwarenessWeek. Sending strength to everyone facing #dementia and their #caregivers
Must-read essay on the financial costs of #dementia, in this case #LewyBody #dementia, and the utter cruelty and absurdity of #Medicare defining #dementia like this: “We don’t consider dementia a medical issue." Tell that to the person suffering with the #disease; tell that to the caregiver.
My heart. #FTD, and other forms of #dementia, are so cruel, "merciless," to quote from this devastating article. This sentence, written by the mother of Anna, who at 36 developed symptoms of #bvFTD (behavioral #variant FTD), spoke to me loudly: "I didn’t cope, I existed." https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/then-knew-something-very-wrong-150000846.html
It is #FTDAwarenessWeek and #WorldAlzheimersMonth.
Share your story. Break the #stigma. Support the #Research. #Listen to and do what you can to help the person with #Dementia and their #caregivers
My heart. #FTD, and other forms of #dementia, are so cruel, "merciless," to quote from this devastating article. This sentence, written by the mother of Anna, who at 36 developed symptoms of #bvFTD (behavioral #variant FTD), spoke to me loudly: "I didn’t cope, I existed." https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/then-knew-something-very-wrong-150000846.html
It is #FTDAwarenessWeek and #WorldAlzheimersMonth.
Share your story. Break the #stigma. Support the #Research. #Listen to and do what you can to help the person with #Dementia and their #caregivers
(((Cindy Weinstein)))
(((Cindy Weinstein)))