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Yeah.

And what they recommend in this article is to take care of yourself first because they found that if you are... not going into this with the right attitude and you are upset or have anxiety, you're just going to do more harm anyway. Right. So get yourself right, take care of yourself, and go into it in the right frame of mind, and you'll actually be able to help better.

And what they recommend in this article is to take care of yourself first because they found that if you are... not going into this with the right attitude and you are upset or have anxiety, you're just going to do more harm anyway. Right. So get yourself right, take care of yourself, and go into it in the right frame of mind, and you'll actually be able to help better.

And what they recommend in this article is to take care of yourself first because they found that if you are... not going into this with the right attitude and you are upset or have anxiety, you're just going to do more harm anyway. Right. So get yourself right, take care of yourself, and go into it in the right frame of mind, and you'll actually be able to help better.

Yeah, and this caregiver burden or caregiver burnout is a very real thing physically too. Like you have low energy, you have low productivity, you become snippy, resentful angry and you can end up basically mistreating your own parent or spouse because you're so upset with this horrific disease one of the hallmarks of dementia is that there's no two days that are alike

Yeah, and this caregiver burden or caregiver burnout is a very real thing physically too. Like you have low energy, you have low productivity, you become snippy, resentful angry and you can end up basically mistreating your own parent or spouse because you're so upset with this horrific disease one of the hallmarks of dementia is that there's no two days that are alike

Yeah, and this caregiver burden or caregiver burnout is a very real thing physically too. Like you have low energy, you have low productivity, you become snippy, resentful angry and you can end up basically mistreating your own parent or spouse because you're so upset with this horrific disease one of the hallmarks of dementia is that there's no two days that are alike

And when you're dealing with the dementia patient, what worked yesterday isn't going to necessarily work today. Well, if you can no longer predict what your life is going to be like from day to day and you're spending – I think I saw this one study that found an average of 22 hours a week of unpaid – care by spouses, wives, daughters, that kind of thing, you can very easily get stressed out.

And when you're dealing with the dementia patient, what worked yesterday isn't going to necessarily work today. Well, if you can no longer predict what your life is going to be like from day to day and you're spending – I think I saw this one study that found an average of 22 hours a week of unpaid – care by spouses, wives, daughters, that kind of thing, you can very easily get stressed out.

And when you're dealing with the dementia patient, what worked yesterday isn't going to necessarily work today. Well, if you can no longer predict what your life is going to be like from day to day and you're spending – I think I saw this one study that found an average of 22 hours a week of unpaid – care by spouses, wives, daughters, that kind of thing, you can very easily get stressed out.

The main thing you have to do is ask for respite care. You can't do it by yourself. You have to have other family members, members of your church, your community, come and give you a break so you can go do other stuff for a while. Absolutely. You could totally see how you could just very easily a really unhealthy dynamic if you're just trying to do it yourself because you lose perspective.

The main thing you have to do is ask for respite care. You can't do it by yourself. You have to have other family members, members of your church, your community, come and give you a break so you can go do other stuff for a while. Absolutely. You could totally see how you could just very easily a really unhealthy dynamic if you're just trying to do it yourself because you lose perspective.

The main thing you have to do is ask for respite care. You can't do it by yourself. You have to have other family members, members of your church, your community, come and give you a break so you can go do other stuff for a while. Absolutely. You could totally see how you could just very easily a really unhealthy dynamic if you're just trying to do it yourself because you lose perspective.

This becomes your norm even though it's totally abnormal.

This becomes your norm even though it's totally abnormal.

This becomes your norm even though it's totally abnormal.

Yeah, and boy, you talk about a really sad way to damage... What previously was a good relationship with a parent or something is devastating. Sure. So there are drugs that they use to help stave off dementia. Mainly right now they are colon esterase inhibitors.

Yeah, and boy, you talk about a really sad way to damage... What previously was a good relationship with a parent or something is devastating. Sure. So there are drugs that they use to help stave off dementia. Mainly right now they are colon esterase inhibitors.

Yeah, and boy, you talk about a really sad way to damage... What previously was a good relationship with a parent or something is devastating. Sure. So there are drugs that they use to help stave off dementia. Mainly right now they are colon esterase inhibitors.

Mm-hmm.