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Caregiver shares advice about coping with the difficulties of Alzheimer's patients

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor | Key concepts: Alzheimer's, Behavior and Disease

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The Pueblo Chieftain Online talks with Barb Caudle, regional director of the Pueblo/Southern Colorado Alzheimer's Association, about how caregivers can learn to manage the overwhelming changes that Alzheimer's introduces into their lives.

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http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1135668175/5

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  • It's a very scary and emotional feeling, but that's what it feels like for someone with Alzheimer's disease," said Phyllis Sanchez, administrator of Belmont Senior Care.
  • Confusion, fear, panic, loneliness, desperation and anger are just a few of the emotions that individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease could exhibit.
  • At times, those behaviors make the person appear unstable, unmanageable and difficult.
  • "Alzheimer's can be a very strange view," Sanchez said.
  • Barb Caudle, regional director of the Pueblo/Southern Colorado Alzheimer's Association, said while some people may shy away from Alzheimer's victims because of their bizarre behavior, she said knowing how the individual thinks can make encounters a lot more pleasant.
  • Just as no two people with dementia behave in the same manner, the role of every caregiver also is different, said Sanchez.
  • What matters is that you are not upsetting them or challenging them."
  • Sometimes the individual might say things that are rude and hurtful to the people who care the most for them.
  • "When I was caring for my mom, she would tell me that she was going to tell Jesus on me," one woman said during a recent caregivers' support group meeting.
  • Caudle said there also is the perception that people with Alzheimer's disease are mean.
  • The person is reacting out of fear, frustration or paranoia," she said.
  • "Anything you can do to make the person feel more safe and secure can lessen the reaction in that person."
  • Caudle said the tone of voice that a person uses in speaking with someone with dementia also can evoke a panicked reaction.
  • "Caregivers need to be in control without being controlling," she said.
  • Finally, Caudle said, people should remember that a lot of the behaviors cannot be controlled.

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