{"id":370,"date":"2017-03-04T18:33:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T23:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2017-11-09T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T23:31:20","slug":"questions-answers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/index.php\/questions-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions &#038; Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><b>Hot takes from <i>My Two Elaines<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Former Wisconsin Gov. Martin Schreiber is running the most important campaign of his life as he works to educate and be a sounding board for Alzheimer\u2019s families and caregivers.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Schreiber\u2019s primary message is to LEARN, COPE and SURVIVE.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Schreiber says that he doesn\u2019t want Alzheimer\u2019s caregivers to experience the excruciating learning curve that he did, because it robbed him and Elaine of moments of joy that can never be recaptured.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Per the Alzheimer\u2019s Association, two-thirds of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s are women. That means that there are a lot of men that insist they can take charge of caregiving. They need to drop the ego and ask for help, or they may well find their way to earlier graves than the person with dementia.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">If you\u2019re an Alzheimer\u2019s caregiver or family member, master the art of \u201ctherapeutic fibbing.\u201d It saves everyone from senseless frustration.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">The only thing worse than Alzheimer\u2019s disease is ignorance of the disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796\" src=\"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber-2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Book Q &amp; A<\/b><\/div>\n<p><b>Q <\/b> \u2014 What drove Marty Schreiber to write his and Elaine\u2019s story and then release it for all to read?<br \/>\n<b>A<\/b> \u2014 After more than a decade as a caregiver, Schreiber began to realize that there were many things he learned too late. As heartbreaking as Alzheimer\u2019s is, he realizes that the situation is made worse when caregivers don\u2019t know what to expect. In addition to shedding light on better ways to respond to the disease, Schreiber wanted to honor Elaine\u2019s courage in facing Alzheimer\u2019s, something he didn\u2019t fully appreciate until he uncovered journals that she began to keep after her diagnosis. He knew he needed to share both of their stories.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q<\/b> \u2014 What is the main takeaway from <i>My Two Elaines<\/i>?<br \/>\n<b>A<\/b> \u2014 When you try to go it alone, you are less healthy and happy, which makes you a less effective caregiver.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q<\/b> \u2014 What are three ways an Alzheimer\u2019s caregiver can care for himself\/herself when a person with dementia requires attention day and night?<br \/>\n<b>A1<\/b> \u2014 Make your family and friends aware of specific ways they can help, such as run errands, prepare meals and spend time with the individual with dementia. You need to recharge your batteries.<br \/>\n<b>A2<\/b> \u2014 Don\u2019t neglect your own health. Exercise, eat healthy and keep up with your own doctor appointments.<br \/>\n<b>A3 <\/b> \u2014 Take advantage of resources provided by the Alzheimer\u2019s Association. There is support online (<a href=\"http:\/\/alz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/alz.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490634608028000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwE-RScLEO7GULxN8CtTJiL1gMsg\">alz.org<\/a>), by phone <a href=\"tel:(800)%20272-3900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(800-272-3900<\/a>) and in person. Even if you don\u2019t think you need it, call, read or visit. You\u2019ll feel a sense of relief and hope that you didn\u2019t know existed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-797\" src=\"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mytwoelaines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Martin-Schreiber-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Q <\/b> \u2014 Is Alzheimer\u2019s a death sentence?<br \/>\n<b>A<\/b> \u2014 The short answer is that yes, Alzheimer\u2019s is fatal. Right now, there is no cure for Alzheimer\u2019s. However, that doesn\u2019t mean a couple or family with an Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis cannot still enjoy good quality of life early in the disease. Go ahead and take a special vacation. Even as Alzheimer\u2019s advances, try to live life as fully as possible.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q<\/b> \u2014 We know the gender statistics for Alzheimer\u2019s but in what other ways can we measure the impact of the disease?<br \/>\n<b>A <\/b> \u2014 More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and more than 15 million people provide unpaid care for them. Alzheimer&#8217;s\u00a0is the sixth-leading cause of death, and the only disease in the top 10 that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Alzheimer&#8217;s kills nearly 93,000 Americans each year\u00a0\u2014\u00a0more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. While deaths from breast cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, stroke and HIV are down since 2000, deaths from Alzheimer\u2019s during the same period are up an astonishing 89 percent. Health care costs for persons with dementia are 3.5 times higher than for those without, which lead to an estimated cost of $259 billion to care for people in the United States with Alzheimer\u2019s or other dementias (2017 statistics, <a href=\"http:\/\/alz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/alz.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490634608028000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwE-RScLEO7GULxN8CtTJiL1gMsg\">alz.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot takes from My Two Elaines Former Wisconsin Gov. Martin Schreiber is running the most important campaign of his life as he works to educate and be a sounding board for Alzheimer\u2019s families and caregivers. Schreiber\u2019s primary message is to LEARN, COPE and SURVIVE. 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