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Most people do not understand the significance of Frontal Lobe Dementia, although Alzheimer's constitutes 60% of all dementia cases and vascular 20%, more body 10% frontal accounts for 5% is increasing rapidly the balance is mixed dementia. Today there are 57 billion people suffering from dementia worldwide and 10 million of those are new cases discovered this year furthermore 60% live in low and middle income countries by 2050 this will increase by 71% of which 75% they undiagnosed. That means that for every three seconds a new case is discovered. Today's discussion will be on the primary cause for Frontal Lobe Dementia, unlike other dementias (FTD) is preventable and is largely caused to injuries to the brain caused by blunt trauma such as concussions from sports auto injuries, etc. This Sunday is the final of the World Cup between Argentina and Spain watch how many times the players user head as if it is only simply append a their body, the result of you in your head in this sport be it the international football or American football the probability of these impacts to the head will largely result in damage that will show up in their early 50s and 60s and is totally preventable. Join me in fighting the use of I had in this and American football. In the US many colleges in the hell are using specialized home it's for practice because it starts recognize the problem they are not using the solids during regulation games. Things need to change only you can help.

Having a service dog when you have dementia can be a significant challenge. I started out with meeting with some friends that had a service dog which supported him with his needs related to diabetes.. Sophie, his service dog could sense when he needed his meds and would bring them to them. They would have them prepackaged up and Sophie would go into the bathroom and bring them to him in a sack. Step two was my research related to having a service dog with a neurological disease. Neurological meaning someone who has brain damage caused by some form of dementia. Step three was I talked to my doctor about it and he agreed that having a service dog would help me particularly with my attention to the dog and also there was a lot of studies related to the benefits of having a service dog. There are also challenges with having a service dog to glory what happens if you pass away and your caregiver is stuck with taking care of the service dog. After lots of discussions my caregiver (m decided that a service dog was a good move for me particularly sense I was having trouble walking and taking the dog for walks could be a great benefit to me. This turned out to be very true, the VA was recommending a very heavy will scooter because at the same time I also had Parkinson's disease and they believe that I couldn't control the scooter because of my Parkinson's disease. Today I am back walking with to Patsy only with a cane and enjoying my life with my service dog. This podcast is an introduction. I hope it helps.

This is the second book about living with dementia from a personal point of view. First book was titled" a personal journey into dementia" and was published in 2022. The new book was published in 2025 with deeper snow and her team and his title quote moving beyond acceptance to finding purpose"(personalizing the journal of dementia) by j. Ted Obenour. With contributions from people snow founder of a positive approach to care (PAC). The new book is available on Amazon both in hard and soft copy as well as Kindle and Kindle subscription and over a dozen different languages. We have reduced the price to help more people get access to this book and we have worked to increase our target audience with not only caregivers and people potentially with dementia, but also psychiatrist and psychologist doctors and other professionals who deal with people struggling with brain disease.

I promised I would put out new video with Christy explaining why there has been such a delay in my episodes. Last December I hit rock bottom I was taking more meds that most people would believe and sleeping all the time and not get any better. On today's video Christy and I are going to discuss the changes I /we have made that got me back on the road to living a positive life. I hope you find this video an inspiration.

Reevaluating and setting new goals are an important aspect of what we need to do after we get to acceptance of a diagnosis with a terminal disease such as Dementia. But just because we have given up on some of our old goals, doesn’t mean we have to give up on new ones as the situation changes.

Back in Indiana after our winter trip from the East Coast to the West Coast and back and spending some time in the hospital after getting back to Indiana. Update Podcast with Ted & Christy

In Part 2 Christy and I go deeper into the question of what do you do when a loved one is denying having early onset dementia.  We discuss how starting from a trusting relationship is the foundation for a successful caregiving / receiving relationship.

Conflict arises when a spouse or a loved one in displaying symptoms of Dementia of Mild Cognitive Loss. What do you do? Digging in, arguing in or going behind the persons back will not work. But how do you reset the relationship and get to the answers? This Article is based on my own experience and recommendations of how to properly execute a turn around and get back to a loving and caring relationship that together you can search for answers.

Discovering if you have early onset dementia is not a direct medical process. First, the differences in you are probably first only notices by you. Second, after that working with the medical field to determine if I had cognitive or other challenges, I found out that determining cognitive changes are not well understood at the GP or PCP level. Last, it takes a series of test to determine if you have dementia. Here are the early warning signs. #dementia #earlyonsetdementia

I know I have been slow at posting a new show but this is a great announcement.  We have a new website DementiaTalks.net and a new book in both Kindle and Paperback format (7x10)!

Today's interview is with my daughter Kelsey visiting from New Zealand after two years of having my diagnosis with dementia.  Although Covid kept us apart we have visited via Facetime.  This is the first time we have had an extended time together.  In this interview Kelsey will share the change she has seen and what she has learned about dementia while visiting here in the States. See more on WanderingLite.com and YouTube "Dementia Talks" #dementia #Dementia Talks

The path to having a correct diagnosis of dementia, especially in early stages, which can help.  Is fought with twist and turns.  In this YouTube article I discuss the process I went through and what some other friends have experienced. #dementiaawareness #dementiatalks #dementia

Depression, Anxiety can happen to anyone, but they are normal for people with dementia.  When your brain stops working the way it used to, and everything takes more concentration and energy it is normal to get depressed or be anxious about you situation. #deprerssion #anxiety #dementia

Finding peace is important for everyone - No I'm not talking about world peace - but peace to allow yourself time to think, time to rest and time to recuperate.  For people with dementia this is critically import.

#Memory Loss is a common issue with aging, but not all memory loss is cognitive loss or aging.  Today we discuss the difference between memory issues and #Dementia reviewing an article published by Phycology Today.