How to Reduce the Stress of Alzheimer's

I came to accept Alzheimer's disease for what it is--an illness that will not go away.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI slowly learned how to take control of each situation - one at a time.The technique -- labeling your feelings and thendiffusing stress by taking a few deep breaths really helps.Breath in your nose and out your mouth slowing. Deep breaths. You will feel the stress coming out of your neck.Learn About the Difference Between Alzheimer's and DementiaLearning how to reduce stress quickly is an important, integral, part of effective Alzheimer's caregiving. Reducing stress quickly allows you to communicate more effectively with a person living with dementia.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:Learning how to breath and label my feelings was useful not only in my daily caregiving effort; but also, when Dotty became very sick (I would worry she wasn't going to make it) or when she suffered memory lapses that often come with infections, especially urinary tract infections.Urinary Tract Infection, You Can Learn From My ExperienceThis is coming in handy right now but for a different purpose than described in the article below. Dotty is sick and I am stressed. The combination of diffusing the stress with deep breathing and all the support I am getting from theCollective Voice of the Alzheimer's Reading Room is really helping me get through this difficult time.I should add, the support we received from readers of the Alzheimer's Reading Room was almost impo...
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