On the alzheimerguiden.se website, Alzheimer’s patients can log in from Tuesday to receive free advice and support. The material is divided into different sections and different categories.
– It’s about everything from the period right after a diagnosis, when you can read about how others will react to news of the disease, to what you can do to feel good. The whole guide aims to give you hope that it’s possible to live a good life with Alzheimer’s, says Maria Cavalli Foundation’s Läkartidningen founder.
Users also get tips on what services the community can provide.
– There is a lot of support, but we direct them correctly, says Maria Cavalli.
Moa Wibom, Senior Physician at the Cognitive Medicine Reception at Ängelholm Hospital, participates in the “cognitive school” in the manual, explaining in a number of videos how disease affects different abilities.
We need to provide better information for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, who know early on that they will get worse but who can’t find support in a simple way. We can’t sit around waiting for a harsher cure or cure – we have to do something Currently. “Getting together and contributing what we can to our different areas of expertise creates a good meeting place that can benefit many,” she says in a press release.
Each year, between 20,000 and 25,000 Swedes develop some form of dementia, according to the Brain Foundation. Among the types of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common.
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