Taking Care of a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease

By Suzanne Holman • April 19th, 2009

With all the responsibility involved in taking caring of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s hard to take time to tend to your own well-being.

What causes burnout when your parent has Alzheimer’s?
There is a huge shift in roles between you and your parent….
It’s difficult to give up on the idea that your parent could actually get better.
There is a tremendous loss of control…
And there can be unreasonable demands on you from your family and from
your parent with Alzheimer’s.

For more information about these dangers and more about the disease, you need to check out this great article put together by the HealthTalk Staff and was medically reviewed by Ed Zimney, MD.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/alzheimers/alzheimers-caregiver-burnout.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthHealthyAging_20090411

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