Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium presents the 35th Annual Caregiver’s Conference! The Young Caregiver is a vendor at this amazing virtual conference! Find out more at http://www.nvdcc.com
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MARCH IS NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
March is National Kidney Month. I have Polcystic Kidney Disease. It’s an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop in the kidneys. I’ve watched this disease affect my grandmother, father, aunt and uncle. Find out more at pkdcure.org
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Good evening Caregivers and Supporters! November is national Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! Learn more about the various types of Dementia at Alz.org. The Alzheimer’s Association has a 2019 report that is very informative. #theyoungcaregiver #dementia #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #caregivers #family #hope
Durable Medical Equipment
Good Afternoon Caregivers and Supporters. My Dad was almost six feet tall and weighed more than me but with the use of medical equipment I turned two person jobs to one. My resources: hospital case managers & local medical supply stores.
DNA
We purchase trip insurance when booking vacations just in case something happens to prevent our trip from occurring. You can plan or prepare for a lot of things in life but how we leave this earth is up in the air until it happens. If your parent has a genetic disease, in most cases youContinue reading “DNA”