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Navigating the Path of Lewy Body Dementia: A Family Caregiver’s Guide
July 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT
Presented by Kensington Place Redwood City, join LBDA volunteer, Helen Medsger for Navigating the Path of Lewy Body Dementia: A Family Caregiver’s Guide.
Helen will share her lived experience as a primary caregiver for two generations of family members who had Parkinson’s disease with Lewy body dementia. Soak in Helen’s wisdom, compassion and the knowledge she gained throughout her journey across the patient / caregiver continuum as she describes:
- Varying symptoms and frequent fluctuations of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
- Important insights and practical strategies for managing the disease
- How 30+ years of caregiving led her to be a support volunteer, research participant, and a voice of lived experience in the DLB community and beyond.
About Helen Medsger, Family Caregiver & Advocate:
Helen Medsger was the primary caregiver and healthcare advocate for two generations of her family who were diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease with Lewy body dementia (LBD). Three members of her family have succumbed to the disease: her father, sister and youngest brother. Helen is a support services volunteer for the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), a trained LBD caregiver, peer mentor, a member of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Memory & Aging Center’s Family Advisory Council, the former LBD consultant to UCSF’s Care Ecosystem Study, a member of the Dementia Community Research Advisory Panel at the Global Brain Health Institute, and a speaker for various organizations on the topic of caregiving. In 2022, she was named the Lewy Body Dementia Association’s Volunteer of the Year.
Registration:
This is an in-person event. Please RSVP by contacting Nancy Fernandez:
(650) 363-9200
https://kensingtonplaceredwoodcity.com/events/learning-to-navigate-the-path-of-lewy-body-dementia/