EP93: Part II: Four Tips for Caregivers of a Person Living with Alzheimer's Disease with Shimoda Donna Emanuel

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Artist Shimoda Emanuel rearranged her life when she had to take care of her 95-year young mom with Alzheimer's. Changing her whole way of doing things wasn't easy; she was freaking out, losing sleep, feeling like her time wasn't hers anymore. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determined to make a change, she found better ways of implementing a healthy lifestyle of art, laughter and music into caregiving.</span></p> <p><strong>This is a 2-part series on Caring for the Person Living with Alzheimer's Disease.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">----------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p><strong>✔️ Main Point 1: Getting Out of Overwhelm</strong></p> <p><strong>-</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A strategy Shimoda shares is first to pick up the phone and talk to somebody. At times you need to vent even without finding solutions. Just let it out.</span></p> <p><strong>-</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Release your emotions by writing it all out, making drawings or even putting on some rock music, just dancing as another way of releasing overwhelm. </span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">----------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p><strong>✔️ Main Point 2: Role of the Support Team</strong></p> <p><strong>-</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometimes, it's easy to become pretty isolated if you're a caregiver and feel like people have forgotten about you or that they don't care. Other people help lighten the load. The Alzheimer's Association has a 24-hour support line</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">1-800-272-3900</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><strong>-</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to tap into resources and other communities across the country with support groups to help people get connected because you need help. </span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">--------