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Episodes
Patti LaFleur on Forging a Care Partnership | LiveTalk | Being Patient
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patti LaFleur sees her relationship with her mother Linda LaTurner as a partnership. LaFleur cares for her mother full-time, and she describes LaTurne...
A Reflection on Mother Nature, Daughterhood and Dementia | LiveTalk | Being Patient
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steph Jagger, author of Everything Left to Remember: My Mother, Our Memories, and a Journey Through the Rocky Mountains (April 2022), discusses her fa...
Love, Dementia and Remembrance With Dennis Dulniak | LiveTalk | Being Patient
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis speaks about his experience as a caregiver for his late wife Nancy, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2015, and his advocacy wo...
Life Isn't Over: Keith Moreland on Living With Alzheimer's
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Moreland, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and normal pressure hydrocephalus at the age of 57, speaks about looking beyond the shock and sorro...
Healing the Brain and Body With Music | LiveTalk | Being Patient
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Concetta Tomaino, a pioneer in the field of music therapy, speaks about the science behind music therapy for dementia and other neurological condition...
Understanding Your Metabolism For Better Brain Health | LiveTalk | Being Patient
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Benjamin Bikman, professor of cell biology and physiology at Brigham Young University, about the complex processes of our me...
Where’s Our Alzheimer's Cure? An Inside Look at What’s Taking So Long | LiveTalk | Being Patient
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Herrup, author of How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer’s (2021) speaks about how the field of Alzheimer’s went down the wrong p...
A Retired Nurse on Living With Alzheimer's with Doreen Monks
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Doreen Monks, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 63 in 2016, speaks about her experience living with the disease and what it...
Dementia Caregiving and the Need For Paid Family Leave | LiveTalk | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The years Rochelle Long has spent caring for her mother and aunt with Alzheimer’s have turned her into an advocate for Paid Family Leave. ---------...
Brain Dysfunction and Dementia After the ICU | LiveTalk | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Dr. E. Wesley Ely, professor of medicine and critical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a...
‘Have You Heard About Greg?’ Filmmakers on Greg O’Brien’s Alzheimer’s Story | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with childhood friends Steve Ecclesine and Greg O’Brien about the filmmaking process behind the new docu...
A Grandmother’s Parkinson’s Battle, A Granddaughter’s Career Inspiration | LiveTalk | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology. -------...
Promotora de Salud: Dementia Advocate Berta Carbajal’s Story | LiveTalk | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dementia research specialist Berta Carbajal shares her journey, from the most difficult day of her life to her career of building relationships in the...
Scott Rose on Love, Companionship and Dementia | LiveTalk | Being Patient
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Scott Rose about his experience caring for his late wife Maureen Patrick-Rose, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementi...
Achieving Health Equity in Dementia Care | LiveTalk | Being Patient
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient spoke with a panel of speakers about the conscious and unconscious bias in the healthcare system, as well as solutions at the grassroots...
Ronald Reagan's Daughter on a Personal Journey of Growth in Alzheimer's | LiveTalk | Being Patient
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient spoke with Patti Davis, daughter of the former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and author of Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can S...
A Globetrotting Couple's Fight Against Alzheimer's | LiveTalk | Being Patient
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Anthony Copeland-Parker, author of Running All Over the World: Our Race Against Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, about him and his...
A Neurologist and an English Professor Reflect on Science, Literature and Dementia
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Cindy Weinstein and Bruce Miller, authors of Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief and the Brain, about the ...
Lessons From a Neurologist Who Cared For His Father With Alzheimer’s
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Dr. Daniel Potts, neurologist at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center, about the artistic talents of his late fath...
Caring For a Loved One With Dementia with talk show host Leeza Gibbons
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with talk show host Leeza Gibbons about her family's journey with Alzheimer's, and her mission to support caregivers through Leez...
What Are Rapidly Progressive Dementias? with Dr. Michael Geschwind
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Geschwind, professor of neurology at the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center, speaks about the symptoms, diagno...
'I Have Dementia and This Is How I Want to Be Treated'
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with Arthena Caston, Mike Belleville, Geri Taylor, who are living with dementia, and Taylor's husband Jim, about the stigmas of t...
Differentiating Dementia From ADHD in Older Adults with Sandra Kooij
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Kooij, associate professor of psychiatry at Amsterdam University Medical Center, speaks about the symptoms and treatments of ADHD in older adul...
BrainTalk | An Inside Look at Cassava's Experimental Alzheimer's Drug with Remi Barbier
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient speaks with President and CEO of Cassava Sciences Remi Barbier about the company's development of an investigational Alzheimer's drug ca...
Brain Talk | Managing Speech Impairment in Dementia with Vicky Fukuhara
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient sits down with speech-language pathologist Vicky Fukuhara to discuss the symptoms of language impairment in dementia and how speech ther...
Brain Talk | How Families Can Help Their Loved Ones After An Early - Onset Alzheimer's Diagnosis
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People don’t expect that they’ll have to deal with Alzheimer’s in their 50s, but that is the reality for many families with loved ones who recei...
Brain Talk | Living With Lewy Body Dementia And Early-onset Alzheimer's: A Conversation With Lonni Schicker
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lonni Schicker had spent most of her life being active, and working as a nurse and a teacher. But that all changed when she was diagnosed with Lewy Bo...
Brain Talk| Managing Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia with Dr. Steven Sabat
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Too often we misinterpret behaviors and emotions of people with dementia as symptoms of the disease, overlooking their genuine experiences. Being Pati...
Brain Talk | Managing Dementia Care In The Time Of COVID-19 with Teepa Snow
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient spoke with dementia caregiving expert Teepa Snow on what steps caregivers should be taking amid COVID-19 concerns. We rely on donations...
Brain Talk | Twelve Steps To Rehabilitate Your Brain
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient spoke with neurologist Dr. Majid Fotuhi about his work with NeuroGrow's 12-step brain rehabilitation program and how cognitively impaire...
Brain Talk | Palliative Care And Improving Caregiving Approach | Brain Talks
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being Patient spoke with Dr. Erin Zahradnik about palliative care and improving caregiver interactions, as well as resources available following a dem...