When we hear someone using profanity, it's normal to think that they're being willing aggressive. But here's the thing when dementia is in the picture: as someone progresses, their primitive part of the brain takes control. This means that while we can choose when not to say something nice, with dementia, that ability is affected. Stay tuned to learn more about what shifts we can make to have more positive outcomes.

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When a person is living with dementia, they are likely to do things that someone without dementia wouldn't, like put items into their purse instead of into a shopping cart. This could then lead to them being accused of shoplifting where the authorities are asked to step in. And if no one stops to think if it could be dementia that caused that situation, then things could go sideways real fast. Tune in this week to learn a potential alternate to how this story could go when we have just a little skill and awareness.

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In other words, contrary to what some TV medical dramas may portray in a 30-minute episode, diagnoses for a form of dementia is not a one-size fits all solution. While it's true that our ancestry may play a part in us potentially developing a form of dementia, there are other factors that we may not have considered. Stay tuned this week as Teepa and Greg discuss how we can start thinking about dementia gradually rather than all at once.

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