Dementia Discussions

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Navigating Dementia From Afar: Lisa Jo on Caregiving, Grief & Unexpected Blessings

Navigating Dementia From Afar: Lisa Jo on Caregiving, Grief & Unexpected Blessings14 jan44 min

In this episode of Dementia Discussions, I sit down with Lisa Jo, a longtime member of the support group I co-lead at the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA. Lisa has been navigating the complex, emotional, and often overwhelming role of long-distance caregiving, and today she opens up about her mother’s dementia journey, her father’s decline, and what it was like to step into full-time caregiving during one of the most difficult times in her family’s life. Lisa sh...