Holistic Facial Perception Impairment in Alzheimer ’s

Alzheimer ’s affects one’s ability to distinguish facial features even of familiar people!By Elaine C PereiraAlzheimer's Reading RoomA 2016 study confirmed what I and many others involved in Alzheimer ’s care have already witnessed.“As Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia advance, the ability to recognize the faces of loved ones diminishes.”What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and DementiaSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowHolistic Facial Perception Impairment in Alzheimer ’sDon ’t Despair - Use Other SensesOur family ’s trifecta of tragedies, especially affecting my mother, began in 1995 when my dad suffered a moderate stroke. Next, their daughter-in-law (my brother’s wife) was diagnosed with two sites of inoperable glioblastoma in 2000. My brother Jerry’s world imploded with the subsequent death a month later of his beloved WendieThe last of our three major crises occurred in April 2003 when Jerry was diagnosed with “stage IV esophageal cancer with a year to live!”Topic -How to Adapt the Caregiver Brain to Alzheimer's and DementiaMore than five decades earlier, my parent ’s son David, at 19 months of age, was killed in a horrific car accident. I couldn’t fathom telling our mother the devastating news that she would have to bury yet another “child.”I Will Never ForgetFacing Reality …My brother and I orchestrated the best plan possible to meet together and share his grim situation w...
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