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The Think Dementia Podcast
Amy House, CDP answers your caregiving questions!
The Think Dementia podcast answers the questions of caregivers and covers important caregiving topics with practical information and resources that helps caregivers learn what is happening in the brain and how to Think Dementia. Amy House, CDP is your host and you can record a question using the link below or contact Amy via email to have your questions answered. Your questions helps thousands of other caregivers!
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#47 Where Is My Husband?
In this episode Amy offers suggestions on how to support someone living with dementia that is looking for someone that is deceased.
#48 A Graceful Exit (From the Memory Care)
A question on Reddit sparks the conversation of how to not distress a loved one when saying goodbye and leaving them, whether at home or in a Memory Care. Amy talks about ways to have a graceful exit and the importance of communication with whomever is looking after the person living with dementia when you go.
#49 AfterThoughts with Amy: A Graceful Exit
In this AfterThoughts with Amy episode, Amy House reviews how to make a graceful exit but adds some more thoughts on how to make sure the person doesn't feel forgotten, what is happening in their short term memory and words of encouragement for those having to take a break from visiting their loved one living with dementia.
#50 FTD- Frontotemporal Degeneration
For National FTD Awareness Week Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia.
#51 FTD Semantic Variant
For National FTD Awareness Week Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia. Each week Amy is covering a different type and variant of FTD. In this episode she talks about one of the types that starts with problems with understanding and producing language, the Semantic Variant or svFTD.
#52 nfvPPA FTD: Non-fluent aggramatic primary progressive aphasia
For National FTD Awareness Week (9/22) Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia. Each week Amy covers a different type and variant of FTD. In this episode she talks about one of the types that starts with problems with language, the non-fluent agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia or nfvPPA FTD.
#53 FTD and ALS (Lous Gehrig's Disease)
For National FTD Awareness Week (9/22) Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia. Each week Amy covers a different type and variant of FTD. In this episode she talks about ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles, but a small percentage of those with ALS also have FTD.
#54 FTD and Corticobasal Syndrome
For National FTD Awareness Week (9/22) Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia. Each week Amy covers a different type and variant of FTD. In this episode she talks about Corticobasal Syndrome, a neurodegenerative disease that affects the muscles, looks similar to Parkinson’s disease but is in the FTD family.
#55 FTD and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
For National FTD Awareness Week (9/22) Amy provides education and awareness on Frontotemporal Degeneration- the 4th leading cause of dementia. Each week Amy covers a different type and variant of FTD. In this episode she talks about Progressive Supranuclear Palsy which is a movement disorder in the FTD family.
#57 Brain Donation
In this episode, Amy gives listeners information on brain donation and how it works.
#58 Afterthoughts with Amy: Brain Donation
In this Afterthoughts with Amy episode there is a further discussions about brain health equity in brain donation and Amy covers some myths out there about brain donation.
#101 Caregiver Stress- Why Is Caregiving with Dementia so Challenging?
Caregiving can be very stressful and many people around you may not realize the challenges of a lengthy caregiving journey like Alzheimer's or other types of dementia. In this episode Amy discusses why caregiving with dementia is so different than other types of caregiving and what makes it so challenging.
#102 Caregiver Stress- Reducing the Stress When Getting Paid Help & Delegation
Caregiving can be very stressful and many people around you may not realize the challenges of a lengthy caregiving journey like Alzheimer's or other types of dementia. In this episode Amy discusses the barriers to letting someone else care for your loved one, whether paid or unpaid, some caregivers feel it is more stressful. Here are some ideas on how to reduce that stress as well as some ideas on what you can delegate to others.
#103 Caregiver Stress- Delegation and Caregiver Burnout
Caregiving can be very stressful and lonely, it can be hard to know where to begin in managing your stress. In this episode Amy gives you some ideas on what you could delegate to those that want to help as well as the feelings and symptoms of caregiver burnout and how to handle that if you are experiencing it as a caregiver.
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