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Dimensions of Dementia is an educational video series from the Alzheimer's Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter that takes viewers on a journey of learning and understanding.
Through personal stories, conversations and educational content, each video will explore an area of this complex brain disease such as caregiving, warning signs, disease symptoms and current research in the latest advances in diagnostics and treatments.
What is Dementia?
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities.
Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60-80% of all dementia cases. Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia.Those who expereince the brain changes of multiple types of dementia simultaneously have mixed dementia.
A progessive brain disease, dementia is complex, and its impacts and symptoms are varied and unique as the individual it affects.
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Episode One - Our Personal Stories and Early Onset Insights
Greater Cincinnati Chapter program director Dayna Ritchey and Cincinnati Walk to End Alzheimer's director Andrew Pytlik share their experiences as caregivers and their journeys with each of their mothers. View here.
This episode is generously sponsored by Life Enriching Communities.
Episode Two - Adventures in Talking about Dementia and Cognitive Concerns
Dayna and Adrew share how they talked with their mothers and families about sensitive topics surrounding Alzheimer's and other dementia. View here.
This episode is generously sponsored by Life Enriching Communities.
Episode Three - Discovery of Dementia
Dayna tells how her family began to think there might be issues with her mother's cognitive health — and the event that showed there was an undeniable issue. View here.
Episode Four - We Have a Problem: Now What? The Diagnosis.
Once the family discovered Dayna's mother had some cognitive issues, they began to ask, NOW WHAT? Dayna shares what her family did next and how her mother was officially diagnosed.
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Episode Five - She Couldn't Remember the Date.
Alzheimer's Association Greater Cincinnati program manager Jacki Williams talks about discovering her mother was struggling with the symptoms of Alzheimer's. View here.
Episode Six - This is Why We Do This.
Alzheimer's Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter program manager Jacki Williams talks about how the Association serves the community, and why the work is so personal to her and other staff. View here.
Episode Seven - We Could Lose Everything.
Alzheimer's Association Greater Cincinnati Chapter volunteer Barb Williams talks about her persoanl connection to Alzheimer's. it's impact on her family, and the benefits she has seen from volunteering View here.
Episode Eight - Serving is Healing.
Greater Cincinnati Chapter volunteer Barb Williams continues to share her personal journey with the disease and her experiences with volunteering. View here.
Episode Nine - Acknowledgement: Living with Dementia
Tony and Mary Miller talk to Dayna Ritchey (Greater Cincinnati Chapter program director) and Andrew Pytlik (Greater Cincinnati Chapter Walk director) about when they started to see warning signs of Alzheimer's, and the beginning of their journey with dementia which began with Toiiny;s diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and then his diagnosis three years later. View here.
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Many thanks to Brian Erickson, CEO and founding partner, Josh Lewis, chief vision officer and founding partner and their entire team at Cincinnati Podcast Studio for their expertise and exceptional efforts in producing Dimensions of Dementia.