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The Cognitive Decline From Vascular Dementia

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John in Sweater

Family life can include the joy of getting a first job, marrying, and watching children grow. It can also include the turmoil of job loss, disability, and the death of loved ones. One of the hardest aspects of my life is witnessing my father-in-law’s cognitive decline from vascular dementia. It’s…

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Spinal Cord Injury: The Long Road to Recovery

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Spinal Cord Injury Rehab

I recently posted a blog about an interview I had with Henry, a man in his 60s who had sustained a hemiplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) some 20 years ago in a car accident. This injury left him paralyzed from about his waist down. That interview focused on the first few days post-accident – his initial…

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Aging Parents: Our Way Of Giving Back

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Elderly father-in-law

My 88 year old father-in-law was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2014. According to the gerontologist, his condition was likely caused by one, if not several, previously incurred strokes; the symptoms of which had gone undetected for quite some time. The physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges…

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