What The Dementia
By Breanna Wilson
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Episodes: 171
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Welcome to What the Dementia. Join us as we dive into the world of dementia, exploring the complexities of this often misunderstood condition. We bring you expert insights, practical advice, and personal stories from those who have walked this path. Whether you're a caregiver, a loved one, or someone living with dementia, this podcast is your companion in understanding and navigating the dementia journey. We aim to empower you with knowledge, dispel common misconceptions, and foster a community of support. Tune in to What the Dementia and let's unravel the mysteries of dementia together.
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171 | Managing Food Pocketing in Dementia
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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170 | Understanding Food Pocketing in Dementia
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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169 | 5 Simple Ways to Make Your Home Safer for Someone with Dementia
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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168 | Bed Rails for People with Dementia
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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167 | "I Yelled at My Partner with Dementia — Oops!"
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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166 | "Am I a Bad Person if I Put My Partner with Dementia in a Nursing Home?"
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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165 | What If You’re Hospitalized? A Dementia Caregiver’s Plan
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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164 | "I'm Failing as a Dementia Caregiver — My Partner Fell!"
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May 21, 2025 |
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163 | "They Forgot My Birthday, Our Anniversary" — Special Days Erased By Dementia
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May 08, 2025 |
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162 | The Day No One Will Have Dementia! Does it Exist?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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161 | Reversing Alzheimer's: Join Our Book Club!
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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160 | Can Activities Really Slow Dementia Progression?
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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159 | Supporting Dementia Caregivers: New Resources, Treehouse Releases, & Book Club
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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158 | Navigating Curiosity vs. Worry in Dementia Care
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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157 | Are people with dementia suffering?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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156 | 4 Things I Would Do After A Dementia Diagnosis
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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155 | Should you tell others about a dementia diagnosis?
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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154 | What Scares Me About Getting Dementia
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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153 | 2025: Dementia Care in the New Year with Bambu
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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152 | 2024: A Year in Dementia Care with Bambu
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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151 | The Ugly Side of Hallucinations and Delusion in Dementia
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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150 | Housekeeping: Hallucinations Webinar, Holiday Gift Guide, & Black Friday Deals
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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149 | Capgras Syndrome in Dementia – Is that really you?
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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148 | Prosopagnosia in Dementia (Face Blindness)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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147 | Antipsychotics for Lewy Body Dementia – What Are the Risks?
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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146 | Parkinson's Disease Dementia — The 1-Year Rule
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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145 | Understanding and Managing Wandering in Dementia
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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144 | You Don’t Need to Entertain Someone with Dementia 24/7
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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143 | Housekeeping: New Mini Course – Tackling Toileting Challenges in Dementia Care
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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142 | Am I being selfish as a dementia caregiver? Probably!
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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141 | "I don't like my person with dementia anymore!" — What do I do?
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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140 | Understanding the CMS GUIDE Model: Updates for Dementia Caregivers
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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139 | Engagement vs. A Quiet Life in Dementia Care
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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138 | Managing Frequent Bathroom Trips and Long Toilet Times in Dementia Care
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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137 | Housekeeping: Resource Guide Offer, Upcoming Mini Course, & Year Round Puzzles!
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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136 | Is Dementia Contagious? [YouTube Audio]
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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135 | Understanding Verbal Aggression with Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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134 | Talking to Children About Dementia [YouTube Audio]
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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133 | Housekeeping: Puzzles, Mini Course, & $50,000?
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May 29, 2024 |
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132 | Is it okay for a person with dementia to drink alcohol?
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May 22, 2024 |
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131 | Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome — Blame it on the Alcohol?
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May 08, 2024 |
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130 | When a Person with Dementia Doesn't Meet Hospice Criteria
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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129 | The Ugly Side of Hospice
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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128 | Dispelling 5 Hospice Myths
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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127 | Hospice Care: Addressing Treatment & Comfort Concerns (Q&A)
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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126 | Hospice Readiness in Dementia: Eligibility & Signs
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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125 | Late Stage Dementia vs. End of Life
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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124 | Housekeeping: Exclusive Content, Puzzles, & New Workshop!
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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123 | Choosing the Best Jigsaw Puzzle for Someone with Dementia
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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122 | Q&A: Dealing with Aggression & Rude Behavior in Dementia
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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121 | Getting a Person to Believe They Have Dementia
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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120 | Housekeeping: Hiatus, Panda Pocket, Bambu Dozens, and Initiative Pause
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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119 | 5 Dementia Misconceptions — Uncovering the Truth
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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118 | 3 Things You MUST Understand About the Stages of Dementia
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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117 | The Biggest Lie Told in Dementia Care — "It's Just the Dementia"
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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116 | Can You Prevent Dementia? + How to Reduce Your Risk!
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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115 | Housekeeping: 2024's First Webinar, New Treehouse Feature, & Custom Puzzles
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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114 | Getting Your Dementia Questions Answered
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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113 | 2024: Dementia Care in the New Year with Bambu
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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112 | 2023: A Year in Dementia Care with Bambu
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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111 | "They don't remember who I am!" — How Do I Handle It?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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110 | Housekeeping: Ultimate Resource Guide, MasterClass Announcement, and Special Deals
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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109 | "They don't remember who I am!" — Why?
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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108 | Holiday Dilemmas: A Q&A for Dementia Caregivers
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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107 | Creepy Critique: Relic — Dementia in Horror Films
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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106 | Creepy Critique: The Visit — Dementia in Horror Films
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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105 | Creepy Critique: The Taking of Deborah Logan — Dementia in Horror Films
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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104 | Housekeeping — The Big Treehouse Announcement!
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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103 | The Tragedy Narrative of Dementia
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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102 | Hospital Stays & Delirium + What You Should Know & What You Can Do
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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101 | Housekeeping — YouTube, Seasonal Puzzle Release, & Treehouse Update
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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100 | New Medicare Dementia Care Model
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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099 | Not Everything is Sexual: Importance of Identifying Behavioral Triggers
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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098 | Leqembi: Beyond the Hype
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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097 | Aphasia and Dementia + 10 Strategies for Better Communication
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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096 | Housekeeping — Children’s Book, Big Change to Dozens, Treehouse Update, & Sad News
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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095 | HIV-Associated Dementia — Virus in the Brain
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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094 | Navigating the Battle of Bathing in Dementia Care
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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093 | Housekeeping — Bathing Webinar, Seasonal Release, New Initiative, & Treehouse Update
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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092 | Hearing Loss and Dementia: What's the Connection?
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May 24, 2023 |
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091 | Unpopular Opinion: Caregiving is a Choice
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May 10, 2023 |
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090 | Housekeeping — Offer, Giveaway, Webinar, Caregiver Retreat, and More
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May 03, 2023 |
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089 | Dementia Caregiver, Are You Giving the Worst Care Possible?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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088 | Q&A: Accepting a Dementia Diagnosis, Doctor's Appointments, and Showers
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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087 | Huntington's Disease — Oh Chromosome 4!
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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086 | Housekeeping — Free Webinar, Treehouses, Turtles, Magic, and More
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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085 | Activities for People with Dementia Across the Stages ft. Relish
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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084 | Decreasing Stigma While Spreading Awareness of Dementia — A Cautionary Message
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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083 | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease — What in the Prion is that!?
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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082 | Housekeeping — Puzzles, Resources, Updates and Webinars!
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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081 | The Role of Genetics in Dementia ft. Probably Genetic
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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080 | Alzheimer's Disease as Type 3 Diabetes
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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079 | Housekeeping — What's New, Giveaways, & Getting 30x Better
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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078 | 4 Mistakes Dementia Care Partners Make
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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077 | 2023: Dementia Care in the New Year with Bambu
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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076 | 2022: A Year in Dementia Care with Bambu
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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075 | Holidays and Dementia: 6 Tips to Make Holidays More Enjoyable!
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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074 | Traveling with Someone Living with Dementia [Holiday Edition]
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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073 | Free Dementia MasterClass Open House — FAQs + Invitation
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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072 | Therapeutic Dolls and Pets for People Living with Dementia
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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071 | Memory Care Communities — 8 Considerations [Dementia]
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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070 | The 7A's of Dementia | Agnosia, Apraxia, Aphasia + More
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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069 | Dementia and the Mirror People + Quick Tips
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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068 | Inhalational Alzheimer's Disease — Say What Now?
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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067 | Stop Following Me! — Shadowing in Dementia
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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066 | Breaking — Fraud in Alzheimer's Research
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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065 | Showtiming — Have you heard of it!? [Dementia]
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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064 | Using Reminiscence to Create Connection [Dementia]
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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063 | Pain and Dementia
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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062 | Managing Resistance to Care [Dementia]
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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061 | Reversible Dementias & Pseudodementia
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May 25, 2022 |
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060 | Q&A Series 10: Amnesia vs. Dementia, Driving with Dementia, & Resenting Others
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May 18, 2022 |
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059 | UTIs & Dementia — What is the Deal!?
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May 11, 2022 |
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058 | Q&A Series 9: Peeing in Odd Places, Consenting to Sex, Am I A Good Caregiver? [Dementia]
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May 04, 2022 |
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057 | 5 Tips to Become the Ultimate Dementia Detective + "With Intent"
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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056 | They Are Terrified? Don't Tell Me That! [Dementia]
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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055 | Dehydration & Dementia Ft. Jelly Drops
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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054 | Dealing with Accusations [Dementia]
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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053 | My Partner Keeps Hiding Things — What Should I Do? [Dementia]
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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052 | How Dementia Kills — Common Causes of Death
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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051 | Q&A Series 8: Hydration, Waking Up Vs. Letting Rest, & Drinking While Caregiving [Dementia]
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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050 | WTH! Where'd All My Friends Go!? [Dementia Care Partner Edition]
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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049 | Realistic Self-care for the Busy Dementia Care Partner
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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048 | Biogen's Aduhelm or Aduhuh? for Alzheimer's Disease
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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047 | What's With The Humming!? [Dementia]
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May 26, 2021 |
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046 | Q&A Series 7: Why The Anger?, Hardest Stage, & Wishing They Would Die? [Dementia]
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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045 | Why Won't My Partner Living With Dementia Shower? — 10 Reasons + Bonus
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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044 | "No, I do it like this!" — Correcting Isn't Always Correct [Dementia]
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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043 | Frontotemporal Dementia — What In The World Is Going On?
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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042 | Lewy Body Dementia — Those Darn Lewy bodies!
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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041 | Vascular Dementia — Lack of Blood Flow Makes The Brain Go...
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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040 | Mixed Dementia—Yes, Your Partner Can Have More Than One
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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039 | Why Am I Grieving My Partner? They Are Still Here!
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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038 | Helping Gone WRONG - Learned Helplessness in People Living With Dementia
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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037 | Let's Talk Dementia - World Alzheimer's Day (Special Episode)
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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036 | Is It Okay To Lie To My Partner Living With Dementia?
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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035 | "It's Just The Dementia Talking, They Don't Mean It?" — Right!??
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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034 | Is It REALLY That Serious? [OR] Can We LET IT GO!!??
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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033 | How to Change Your Partner Living With Dementia - Wait What?
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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032 | Establishing a Routine + Choosing Activities [Dementia]
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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031 | Using Restraints At Night + What You Can Do Instead [Dementia]
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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030 | Q&A Series 6: Dementia Diagnosis, Bedridden, & How's Dad?
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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029 | Dementia & Apathy + What We Can Do!
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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028 | Q&A Series 5: Unsafe Cooking, Cleaning All Day, & Wait, What Did You Call Me? [Dementia]
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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027 | It's NOT About Thinking FOR A Person Living With Dementia
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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026 | Q&A Series 4: Mental Illness?, Changing Taste Buds, & Fainting [Dementia]
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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025 | Choosing a Quality Hospice - Top 20 Questions [Dementia]
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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024 | Q&A Series 3: Swallowing ToothPaste, Is This Normal?, & Are Cameras Okay? [Dementia]
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May 30, 2020 |
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023 | Palliative Care & Hospice [Dementia]
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May 27, 2020 |
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022 | Q&A Series 2: Time Perceptions, Butt Grabs, & Respite Care [Dementia]
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May 23, 2020 |
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021 | Where's My Checkbook? You Stole It! [Dementia]
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May 20, 2020 |
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020 | Q&A Series 1: Lying, Proving Behaviors, Stealing Accusations [Dementia]
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May 16, 2020 |
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019 | Managing Sundowning in Dementia - Practical Strategies
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May 06, 2020 |
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018 | Understanding Sundowning
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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017 | Stigma in Dementia
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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016 | Talking to Someone with Dementia over the Phone
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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015 | "I Want to Go Home" - Reasons Why & How to Respond
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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014 | Part 3 - Stages of Dementia: Six & Seven [YouTube Audio]
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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013 | Dementia & Coronavirus: Dealing With Visitation Limitations
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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012 | Part 2 - Stages of Dementia: Four & Five [YouTube Audio]
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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011 | Dementia & Coronavirus: Protecting Your Partner & Yourself
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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010 | Stages of Dementia: One, Two, & Three [YouTube Audio]
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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009 | Is It Really Denial? Anosognosia vs. Denial [YouTube Audio]
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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008 | Should you tell your partner that they have dementia? [YouTube Audio]
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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007 | Coping with Repetitive Questions [YouTube Audio]
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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006 | Aggression, Hallucinations, & Delusions - What You Should Know + 10 Tips
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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005 | Ways to Connect with People Who Have Dementia [YouTube Audio]
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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004 | The 3 D's: Dementia, Delirium, Depression [YouTube Audio]
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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003 | 3 Dementia Myths & 3 Dementia Facts [YouTube Audio]
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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002 | What is Dementia? [YouTube Audio]
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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001 | What the Heck is What The Dementia?
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Jan 13, 2020 |