Exploring Alzheimer’s Treatments with Dr. Zahydie Burgos Ribot
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Zahydie L. Burgos Ribot cares for her husband, Francisco, also known as Paco, who is living with Young Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease.
In this episode, Zahydie and Paco share their caregiving journey. They talk about how they took time to understand and cope with Paco's diagnosis and process their feelings of grief before telling others. They also discuss Paco's treatment, including E2814 therapy and Leqembi medication, which help slow down Paco’s Alzheimer’s. And they talk about how they focus on living each day with intention and are enjoying crossing off things from their bucket list.
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| 0:52.7 | I go back to that question that you ask me, why is this critical? |
| 0:55.6 | Because there's a lot of people in our position, you know. |
| 0:58.2 | And unfortunately, they don't have access. |
| 1:00.5 | And the other thing that I see happen both clinically and personally is that I see a lot of people who are diagnosed. |
| 1:06.2 | Well, you have Alzheimer's. |
| 1:07.5 | And that's it. |
| 1:10.4 | Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying |
| 1:15.1 | to live your own life, wondering how to find the time for your personal health and happiness? |
| 1:19.7 | Well, you're in the right place. Welcome to the Happy, Healthy Caregiver podcast to show |
| 1:24.8 | where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. |
| 1:29.9 | Now here's your host, family caregiver, and certified caregiving consultant, Elizabeth Miller. |
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