Dementia Spotlight Podcast
Dementia Spotlight is a weekly podcast hosted by Bobbi and Mike Carducci that focuses on caregivers and those who will become caregivers. The hosts and their guests will provide tips, truths, and straight talk about Alzheimer's and the many other forms of dementia. Guests will be on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month and tips, truths, and straight talk will be on the opposite Wednesdays. Join us as we bring to light, the realities of dementia care.
Podcasting since 2023 • 88 episodes
Dementia Spotlight Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 82: Tips, Truths & Straight Talk 47: "I noticed my husband didn’t laugh anymore. I always loved his humor and missed it so much. I recently discovered he laughs over farts!"
Today's episode is a little light, and yes, we do talk about farts.We were delighted to get this question which brings the idea of humor into caregiving, which is something that we don't talk about often, but it is so very important. If thi...
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Episode 81: Guest Dr. Marc Alderdice - "She prepared her heart, mind, and spirit for over eight years before she ever had any symptoms of Alzheimer's to where she would have this inner peace, an inner spirit."
In today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Marc Alderdice, PhD who has worked in academia and with pharmaceutical companies, having even managed clinical trials for potential treatments of Alzheimer’s disease. We discuss how he lear...
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Episode 80: Tips, Truths & Straight Talk 46: - "I’ve noticed my mom napping and just plain falling asleep throughout the day more often, even in the middle of social gatherings. Is that a sign of getting closer to the end? "
It could be but it doesn't have to be. It could be something as simple as side effects of her medications among a number of other things. In this episode, Bobbi and Mike talk about what some of those other things might be.C...
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Episode 79: Guest Mr. Mike Parish - Awareness of issues critical to LGBTQ+ people living with, or supporting people with a dementia diagnosis.
In today's episode, we are joined by Mr. Mike Parish to discuss the anxieties and disadvantages that LGBTQ+ people experience in health care and social care. Mr. Parish is the founding director of England's LGBTQ+ dementia advisory group...
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Episode 79
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Episode 78: Tips, Truths & Straight Talk 45: "Has it been proven that anesthesia progresses Alzheimer’s and the other forms of dementia?"
While there has been no specific studies and/or declaration that anesthesia progresses dementia, Bobbi and Mike speak from their personal experience with Mike's dad after having surgery to put in a pacemaker after having a heart attack.
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