Delusion Support: Six Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
When your loved one experiences delusions or hallucinations for the first time, it can be frightening and overwhelming for everyone involved. As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, we've learned how to navigate these challenging moments.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Whole Care Network, helping you tell your story one podcast at a time. |
| 0:16.3 | Content presented in the following podcast is for information purposes only. |
| 0:22.7 | Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and guests |
| 0:28.1 | and may not represent the views and opinions of the Whole Care Network. |
| 0:33.2 | Always consult with your physician for any medical advice. |
| 0:36.8 | And always consult with your attorney for any medical advice, and always consult with your |
| 0:38.3 | attorney for any legal advice. And thank you for listening to the Whole Care Network. When your loved one has delusions and or hallucinations, particularly the first time, |
| 1:00.3 | it's probably going to be very scary for you. |
| 1:03.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:04.2 | It was for both of us. |
| 1:06.8 | We want you to be better prepared than we were. |
| 1:09.8 | We sure do. |
| 1:12.0 | Now, a lot of what we're going to talk about today is probably going to go against your natural instincts. |
| 1:19.4 | In this episode, we're going to talk about how to be prepared, how to be present, and how to act, and we mean that literally, when your loved one has |
| 1:33.0 | delusions and hallucinations. We have six tips. Sue, you ready to get started? I am. Welcome. |
| 1:42.5 | We are Sue Ryan and Nancy Treister. This podcast brings our years of experience in a variety of family caregiving roles to prepare you to navigate your caregiving journey. We're sharing our personal experiences, not medical advice, and because it's our passion to support you on your journey, we believe no topic is off limits. |
| 2:02.6 | Let's get started. |
| 2:07.2 | We're starting out this podcast episode with a disclaimer. |
| 2:11.5 | The majority of our podcast episodes are about 20 minutes, and yet we feel like this one |
| 2:16.9 | may last longer than that because this is a topic |
| 2:20.8 | that is a very serious topic and it's sometimes scary for both our care receiver and for us. |
| 2:30.8 | It's very serious and we're making it very real. |
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