Caring for someone with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), can be challenging as the individual progresses through each stage of the disease. Those with progressive dementia often experience mood issues or confusion, which can contribute to tense situations. Although you may encounter emotionally fraught scenarios while caring for a loved […]
Approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year. This degenerative movement disorder causes muscle rigidity and gait changes, often along with speech, mood, and sleep disorders. Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinson’s disease share a host of similarities, and those with LBD are often mistakenly diagnosed with Parkinson’s before arriving at the correct […]
Sitting with other caregivers at our monthly LBD Caregivers’ Support Group, I’m always struck by how stressful one aspect of LBD can be for us caregivers. That is the inconsistency, fluctuations and wide variety of the many LBD symptoms. There is a sense among us that we wake up each morning never knowing what […]
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most prevalent form of progressive dementia. Although LBD affects approximately 1.4 million Americans, this disease is often misdiagnosed or entirely unrecognized in the earliest stages. Lewy Body Dementia symptoms can be difficult to detect, and many of the first signs are similar to other conditions, which is why […]
Lewy Body Dementia currently affects 1.4 million Americans. Its symptoms are similar to Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, which leads to frequent misdiagnosis, delaying treatment and jeopardizing the patient’s health. Support for Lewy Body Dementia research helps doctors, scientists, caregivers, and researchers better understand the disease, allowing those suffering with LBD to receive an early […]
