[SBS News Story] In an era where there are 1 million people with dementia, is it possible to live together beautifully with ‘dementia’? What is the solution to coexistence?

2024-12-20 14:41:04

She worked from home and helped her mother take care of her grandmother, but the family is said to have become exhausted as having to deal with the effects of dementia became part of their daily routine.

By treating the grandmother as a family member living together from an object of protection, the family regained their smiles, and surprisingly, the grandmother's dementia symptoms also eased.

The story conveys the difficulties the entire family experienced due to not being able to recognize the grandmother's dementia in the early stages, and actively promotes the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate response.

Additionally, it is pointed out that dementia can be relieved of symptoms and improved quality of life if appropriate treatment and management is received in the early stages, so the right time for treatment should not be missed due to misunderstandings and prejudices about dementia.

 

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