Whether your loved one living with dementia is nearing the end of the journey or you have not thought about what dying with dementia is like, listen to this episode to learn what happens to the brain and body during the last stages of dementia, what hospice is, the benefits of hospice, the misconceptions and when it is time to consider hospice.  This is going to be hard but Amy will do her best to prepare you so that you can focus on your loved one.

 www.think-dementia.com

 www.tembo.health

 www.alz.org

 www.teepasnow.com

https://www.alzinfo.org/understand-alzheimers/clinical-stages-of-alzheimers/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00455-019-10072-3

www.lbda.org

https://www.thesun.ie/news/4719522/husband-shares-heartbreaking-pics-revealing-how-dementia-has-left-wife-unable-to-walk-talk-or-eat-at-just-56/ www.compassionandchoices.org www.memorymoves.com

https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/news/understanding-how-dementia-causes-death-0

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