What's in a Name? When Dementia Erases Your Identity From Their Memory

Dear Candid Caregiver: My heart is breaking! My mom and I have always been close, even shopping together and having lunch quite regularly, so it was devastating when she was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s at age 53. Mom seems to have a particularly aggressive form of the disease, so just three years down the road she’s now judged to be in the late stage of her disease. Two years ago, I quit college to move back home... Read the article on HealthCentral to learn about how other caregivers deal with the pain of a parent or spouse not remembering their name: Carol Bradley Bursack is the Candid Caregiver MedicareFAQ – Medicare Resource Center Support a caregiver or jump-start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol                  Related StoriesCaregivers Share Their Experiences and Insights To Help Other CaregiversMost Caregivers Struggle With Some Type of Unearned GuiltCaregivers Sharing Their Experiences and Insights Keep Other Caregivers Going 
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