Dementia Resilience with Jill Lorentz

May 12, 2020 This is a very candid conversation about everything you will need to know when your loved one with Alzheimer's or other closely related dementia's are in the activitely dying stage. My client's generally just want the truth, I in no way want to skirt the issue and most definetly want you to know the truth so you can address all of the challenges that will arise.

May 5th, 2020 I discuss the real struggle with the reopening of cities and having your person with dementia walking around with a mask on and having to social distance. How in the world do we explain this to a person who cannot learn new information and retain it, and will not be able to understance rules when jidgment and reasoning is impaired?

Also how do you stay joyful when tension is high and you are sturggling with your emotions, and the person with the diagnosis has lost their cognition abilities and feeds off of your energy?

April 29, 2020 A Candid conversation about the cost of living with various dementia's from a financial and emotional impact. I get real about how to prepare and how we haven't got a clue of the risk of not learning as much as you can, when to ask questions, how to do your research and more!

April 7, 2020 As we struggle learning new ways to live with the coronavirus, many of us are noticing that her family members with various types of dementia are struggling as well. Many people struggle with collecting items in their home and keeping them for years and years. This can sometimes lead to issues of hoarding. What do we do when we are faced with this issue and the person with the dementia will not let you remove things from home? Other issues are rummaging through drawers, cabinets, closets, and other areas of the house, strewing objects haphazardly on the floor. Why are they doing this? What can we do to stop it? How do we address it without being angry? We will talk about this and many other issues on today show. In addition, I will provide techniques for assessing your own reactions as a caregiver. I will show you how to make checklists that will assess how you are addressing these situations. What are you doing well, and what can you do better? I hope you will find the subject helpful and give you some clear-cut strategies for managing your own emotions as well as the situation at hand.

Today I recorded a 2 part show. The first 1/2 hour is dedicated to living with and surviving the Coronavirus /COVID19 and what we can do to engage our people experiencing dementia and ourselves in constructive activities. The second 1/2 hour is concerning getting down to the nitty gritty of what the future holds and how to adapt to the many changes. You do not want to miss this show!

Today, March 24, 2020 As we struggle through shelter at home and the intimidating Coronavirus, I offer a view thoughts on this situation and then I had a riveting and candid conversation with my friend, Dr. Peter Pressman, about FTD. This is a difficult, scary disease that often leaves the person diagnosed and family members with a shell of the person who once was. Behaviors are off the chart disturbing, from lack of judgment and reasoning, to sexual issues, lack of empathy and extreme apathy about others feelings. The person experiencing this type of dementia (PED) generally doesn't accept that there is a problem, and from the viewpoint of others they may appear as if nothing is wrong. Family members and caregivers will tell you this disease is even more difficult to live with than Alzheimer's. The (PED) has a short attention span, laser focused attention on certain subjects, and loses intimacy with partners. Spontaneous interactions get lost over time and interest in friends and family relationships are often lost during this journey. They often have trouble with money, spending too much, too often, and even yours if you're not careful. There is no cure for this dementia and we now know Aricept can be an enhanced agitator which should not be given to the PED.

Dr. Pressman is a neurologist with the University of Colorado Anschutz Rocky Mountain Center for Dementia. He came to Denver after working at University of California, San Francisco, with DR. Bruce Miller for many years. UCSF is leading the nation in Frontotemporal Degeneration studies.

A few weeks ago, I went in-depth talking about the early and mid stage of Alzheimer's and the symptoms that come with the territory. This is a candid and hopefully optimistic look at the journey of the late mid stage and the late stage, and what we as caregiver's can do for our loved ones when symptoms arise. Also, what do we as caregiver's bring to the table? Our friends and family with Alzheimer's feed off of our emotions. We set the emotional tone every time we enter the room and they are present. There are ways we can make everyone's life easier, using strategies and techniques which I am happy to share with you during this podcast.

Today my guest was Dr. Carey Candrian from University of Colorado Hospital, discussing a new research project and study she is working on. Dr. Candrian is performing a research study, funded by the National Institute of Health, looking into the unique caregiving needs of people 55+ with dementia who identify as LGBTQ. 

 Presented by

 University of Colorado Hospital and The national Institute on Aging        

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What to expect:

• Interviews are done in-person or by phone
• Interviews will last ~ 45 minutes
• Participants will receive a $50 gift card

Ultimately, our goal is to let the stories and

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Today my show was about the alarming rate of Suicide in our country, among those who are depressed and people with various dementias. I spoke with dr. Stacey Friedenthal, an expert in this subject about what we can do to recognize signs and help our friends who are struggling.

This show, February 25, 2020 is about exploring the beginning stages of Alzheimer's, cognitive impairment and memory loss. The first signs of symptoms of forgetfulness, no longer being able to learn new information and retain it, and how fear grows that someone will see how we are beginning to struggle. I talk about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and early stage in this show. This is one you need to listen to if you need help understanding what is happening and why!