So, this MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) through University of Tasmania is awesome!
We are studying the brain, and this week we begin going to how it works in a sense with dementia. Wow! Always something more to learn.
The one thing, though, about dementia is that the diagnosis is never a good one. Remember, it's about the degeneration of the brain and its functions.
Yes, a Dementia Diagnosis = Cancer Diagnosis. Only benign dementia doesn't truly exist, and it rarely, if ever is reversed (sometimes with stroke patients, or with some mild forms of vascular dementia, but those cases, too, aren't common).
As the brain deteriorates so do the functions of the body, until it all comes to a final halt.
Perhaps this is how they can estimate length of life after diagnosis. How rapidly the dementia takes hold determines how soon the final breath will be done.
It's a bit to take in.
I suppose we all realize this, but to have it put out there in black and white is something else.
So, for this week, I'm going to keep it short.
Be kind to those who have it - their journey is awkward and frail. They may not always know you, but your touch, words, and time do so much inside.
We are studying the brain, and this week we begin going to how it works in a sense with dementia. Wow! Always something more to learn.
The one thing, though, about dementia is that the diagnosis is never a good one. Remember, it's about the degeneration of the brain and its functions.
Yes, a Dementia Diagnosis = Cancer Diagnosis. Only benign dementia doesn't truly exist, and it rarely, if ever is reversed (sometimes with stroke patients, or with some mild forms of vascular dementia, but those cases, too, aren't common).
As the brain deteriorates so do the functions of the body, until it all comes to a final halt.
Perhaps this is how they can estimate length of life after diagnosis. How rapidly the dementia takes hold determines how soon the final breath will be done.
It's a bit to take in.
I suppose we all realize this, but to have it put out there in black and white is something else.
So, for this week, I'm going to keep it short.
Be kind to those who have it - their journey is awkward and frail. They may not always know you, but your touch, words, and time do so much inside.
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