My loved one has Alzheimer’s/Dementia. What is the difference and why do I feel so overwhelmed?

Dementia Definition

Dementia is defined as the loss of mental processing ability, including communication, abstract thinking, judgment and physical abilities, such that it interferes with daily living. Symptoms include:

• short-term memory loss
• long-term memory loss
• lowered motivation
• forgetting to turn off ovens, lock doors, and other "automatic" responses
• personality changes
• mood changes
• difficulties with money and math
• disorientation
• becoming lost or disoriented in familiar surroundings.

ALZHEIMER’S

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of Dementia.
As many as 5.2 million peoplein the United States are living with Alzheimer’s disease. that number is expected to grow to as many as 14 million by the middle of the twenty-first century as the population as a whole ages. Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, recently surpassing diabetes.

Not only is the person diagnosed with a memory impairment disease affected, but their surrounding network of family and friends is indeed impacted. Often times, the loved one and their family and friends have been living with dementia for years and trying to make sense of odd behaviours long before the disease has been diagnosed.

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