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[quote=Anonymous]My guiding principle for dementia care is that you want the person to feel safe and like themselves as much of the time as possible. That’s a broad standard and feeling like yourself can change over time. For some people at some times it might mean that being able to stay in the family home longer is important and for another person at another time it might mean holding a baby doll. It seems to me like memory medication can fit into that standard along the way depending on the person and where they are at, and that wouldn’t be about extending life. It would be about quality of life. Plus as a person with genetic warning signs, I’m very interested in those early stages and the potential for therapies to help me hold on to the first phase, if I can do it peacefully, a little longer. [/quote]
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