Misunderstanding Dementia Podcast

Repetition Routine Reminiscing

Verbal Outburst

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Career Transition with Mike Chua and Marcy Travis

You cannot please everyone

Daily Dementia Dose I am impatient

Sometimes we just have to slow down

From Surviving to Significance

Misunderstanding Dementia Podcast With Erika Graham

Daily Dementia Dose: "Have it Your Way"

In this podcast: 01:00 - Ralph tells us about his life so far 02:00 - Ralph tells us about Walk to End Alzheimer's 04:00 - Ralph tells us about how he ended up being the caregiver for his sister 05:00 - How did Ralph decide to take his relatives into a nursing home? 09:00 - Ralph talks about observing the staff in the nursing home 10:00 - What is Ralph's major struggle? 12:00 - Why does Ralph think caregivers experience burnout? 16:00 - Mike and Ralph talk about taking care of yourself first 17:00 - What is the one thing that Ralph wished he knew before everything happened 19:00 - What advice does Ralph want to give to other caregivers? 22:00 - Mike and Ralph talk about rest and self-care

Don't take it personally.

Our Word for the Day is "Love"...

Fail. Fail fast. And Get Up Fast.

Today we have Peter Berry as our guest today. Peter used to run a lumber business for 20 years, and he was just recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. We talk about Alzheimer’s and we also want to talk about successes in life. Peter just recently finished 354 miles of riding a bicycle for a certain group in London. 02:00 – Peter tells us about himself. 05:00 – Peter talks about the time when he first found out about his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. 11:00 – Mike and Peter talk about focusing on your strengths. 16:00 – Peter talks about achievements and making your bed every morning. 21:00 – Mike and Peter talk about changing lives and being significant. 23:00 – What advice can Peter give to dementia caregivers?

Ashley Nicole Patterson is an activity assistant in a nursing home in Maryland. 01:00 – Ashley tells us about herself 03:00 – How did Ashley become an activity assistant? 06:00 – Ashley talks about the activities they do to help their patients’ cognitive skills 07:30 – Ashley talks about the struggles of caring for patients 10:15 – Why do caregivers experience burnout? 13:00 – What is helping Ashley in her journey in taking care of her patients? 14:00 – Mike and Ashley talk about appreciation 16:00 – What advice does Ashley want to share to the caregivers out there? 19:00 – Mike talks about focusing on your patients’ strengths

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

MisUnderstanding Dementia Podcast With Guest Chad Welch

Do you feel like you are losing hope?

Have you ever felt you just want to shout as a caregiver?