Show Notes
This episode of the Bodies by Brent Podcast will give you a whole new perspective and understanding of the world of a dementia patient. With her decade of experience working as an occupational therapist, Mary has learned how to deal with multiple types of the disease.
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It’s not easy being an occupational therapist dealing with Alzheimer's and dementia patients, but Mary has found ways to humanize the experience and proves that life exists after dementia. She kindly sits down and shares her vast amount of knowledge with us and answers all of my questions on the topic.
What Mary teaches us in this episode:
The difference between dementia and alziehmers Insights into the different types of dementia The lifestyle factors that can hold off dementia A creative approach to enter into the reality of a dementia patient Helpful discovers to care for the person with dementia in your life How life exists after dementia The improtance of building rapport
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