Summary of Elizabeth Landsverk's Living in the Moment

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#1 If you’re feeling overwhelmed, here are some quick questions to ask yourself to determine if dementia is really the problem. -> The biggest lie is that dementia means life will be over once a diagnosis is made. Life can still be rich and full of love, joy, and fulfillment. It just requires that we adjust our assumptions and expectations about life and dementia.

#2 The first stages of dementia are the most difficult to identify and deal with. It can be difficult to tell the difference between eccentricity and dementia, and between normal forgetfulness and dementia.

#3 -> If you’re not sure whether your loved one is having cognitive problems, try one or two of these simple tests: ask the person to draw a clock showing the time as ten minutes after eleven o’clock, and ask him to name as many animals as he can in one minute.

#4 Dementia is not just forgetting, it’s a loss of short-term memory, memory problems that interfere with the tasks of daily life, and altered social behavior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350033311

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Insights on Elizabeth Landsverk's Living in the Moment

Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

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Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The biggest lie is that dementia means life will be unbearable. You can still enjoy good times together. A diagnosis of dementia doesn’t mean the end of the world.

#2

The early stages of dementia are the most difficult for families to deal with. It can be difficult to understand why your loved one is acting strangely, and it can feel like they are purposefully misbehaving.

#3

If your loved one is not able to perform simple tasks like drawing a clock or naming animals, it's time to see a doctor. Geriatricians, neurologists, and physicians recommended by the Alzheimer's Association can help.

#4

Dementia is not just forgetting where your glasses are, but losing your train of thought when you’re cooking dinner and trying to herd your children through their homework. It is a loss of short-term memory that affects adults.

#5

The brain structures that govern memory, emotion, reasoning, and social inhibition are the hippocampus, the temporal lobes, the frontal lobe, and the parietal lobe. They are all vulnerable to damage in dementia.

#6

There are many types of dementia, and they all progress differently. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and best-known cause of dementia, but it is not the only type. Vascular dementia, for example, is caused by a series of tiny strokes that damage the brain’s ability to work.

#7

Frontal dementia is caused by damage to the frontal lobes of the