23 min

Watching A Loved One Disappear From Alzheimer's Disease Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction

    • Mental Health

A half a million people in Canada live with some form of dementia. One in five Canadians have some experience caring for their loved one. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease.  It steals the memories of the person living with it until they don't even recognize their family. Families watch as their loved one disappears. Cassandra Best helps care for her mom who is living with Alzheimer's.  She also works at the Alzheimer Society of Niagara.

A half a million people in Canada live with some form of dementia. One in five Canadians have some experience caring for their loved one. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease.  It steals the memories of the person living with it until they don't even recognize their family. Families watch as their loved one disappears. Cassandra Best helps care for her mom who is living with Alzheimer's.  She also works at the Alzheimer Society of Niagara.

23 min