Caring for a Child with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease with Jim Russell

04/14/22 • 32 min

Spotlight on Care: Alzheimer's Caregiving

Virginia and Steve are joined by Jim Russell, MBA, PhD, who shares his emotional story of being a caregiver to his mother with Alzheimers and then to his daughter, Lynne, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease at 48 years old. He describes the challenges in managing his daughter's finances and her family as the disease has progressed.

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Spotlight on Care: Alzheimer's Caregiving - Caring for a Child with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease with Jim Russell

Transcript

Intro 0:06

From the University of California, Irvine, this is UCI MINDs, Spotlight on Care, the podcast where we share stories, experiences, tips, and advice on caring for loved ones affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Virginia 0:23

Hello, and welcome to Spotlight on Care. I'm Virginia Naeve, and I'm here with my co-host, Mr. Steve O'Leary. Today, we're going to speak with a man who first learned about Alzheimer's disease when his mother suffered from it and passe