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Coping

Alzheimer's disease affects not only the person with dementia, but the entire family.  The greatest burden is placed on the caregiver.  The personal and emotional stress of caring for a person with dementia is enormous and you need to plan ways of coping with the disease in the future.  Understanding your emotions will help you successfully cope with the person's problems as well as your own.  You are important in the life of the person with dementia.  Without you, that person would be lost.  This is why it is essential to take care of yourself.
 
Here we look more closely at your emotions and needs:

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