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Home » Caregiver » Health » Emotions / Stress » How to Maintain Happiness as an Alzheimer’s Family Member

How to Maintain Happiness as an Alzheimer’s Family Member

Statistics say that a person caring from someone with Alzheimer’s disease is twice as likely to have depression as someone caring for a person without dementia.

So it’s easy to say that “Happy” and “Alzheimer’s caregiver” are not synonymous.

The Alzheimer’s caregiver is on a roller-coaster of emotions, and their lives feel like a game of “Whack a Mole.” To say the least, it can be very tiring and emotionally draining.

But it doesn’t have to lead to being unhappy and bitter toward the person you care about. By putting systems in place, you can overcome the negative implications and return to being a happy and loving family member.

I discuss this further in this article, Staying Happy as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver, which was published by The Intentional Caregiver.


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Hi, I founded Together in This to help family members caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. Through informative training and easy-to-use tools, I aim to help you take control and have peace-of-mind knowing you are doing the right things.

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  1. Susan says

    March 14, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Thanks Mike 🙂

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