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Lighting Your Way
Dealing with the Behavioral Symptoms of Your Loved One's Dementia...
THE JOURNEY:
What to Expect...
Your Loved One's Symptoms
What to Tell the Doctor
How You Can Help at Home
Self-Care
Back to Beginning
Jen’s Story: Accept Help
Jen’s Story: Accept Help
What to Expect...
What to Expect
Jen's Story: Accept Help
Your Loved One's Symptoms
What Are Examples of These Behavioral Symptoms?
What Is Agitation and Aggressive Behavior? What Are Some Examples?
What Are Hallucinations?
What Are Delusions/Paranoia?
What Causes This Behavior?
What Else Could It Be?
What to Tell the Doctor
What Should I Tell the Doctor?
But Why Bother? Can We Actually Do Anything About These Behaviors?
When I Talk to the Doctor, What Will the Doctor Do?
I’m Not Sure I Want My Loved One on Even More Medications. Is There an Alternative?
Will Medications Just Sedate the Patient and Knock Them Out? Or Can Medications Actually Help Treat the Symptoms?
What Other Health Care Professionals Besides My Loved One’s Doctor Are Involved?
How You Can Help at Home
What Can I Do at Home to Help?
Should I Try to Convince My Loved One That Their Hallucinations or Delusions Are Not Real?
Kevin’s Story: Keep a Journal
Self-Care
This Is Hard. Can I Handle It? What Can Help Me From Going Crazy Handling All This?
Hector’s Story: Find Support
CONTINUE
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What are examples of these behavioral symptoms?
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