Ginger Shares – What It Is Like To Live With Dementia
What It Is Like To Live With Dementia?
Ginger Smith shares her lived experience with dementia. Our host Lori La Bey talks with Ginger as she explains her complicated diagnosis, being put on hospice, the ramifications of going from 20 medications down to 1, to writing her memoir.
What It Is Like To Live With Dementia?
Learn:
- The symptoms Ginger experienced.
- How she handled forced retirement due to her symptoms.
- About dealing with multiple diagnoses.
- How antipsychotics can be dangerous with some types of dementia.
- More about hospice.
- Living in the world of dementia.
- Why support groups are helpful to those living with dementia.
- Sun-shining vs. Sun-downing.
- The importance of lifestyle changes.
- How to access Ginger’s memoir.
Fantastic Insights To Help Those Diagnosed And Their Families Know What It Is Like To Live With Dementia
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