January is Alzheimer Aware-

- ness-Month and a time to reflect ~
“on the devastating-effect of the

‘disease on its victims and. their

families. Alzheimer’s. affectsone ~

in five people over the age of 65

and is responsible ‘for: nearly.

12,000 deaths ‘in ‘Canada every

year, - making it the . fourth
~ leading: cause. of death: after:
heart disease, cancer and stsoke.

’ During an ‘ ‘organizational.

“meeting: for a local support
group in Terrace last. “year,

- Margaret Eagleson; a care-giver

and member. of the B.C. Alz- ©
- heimer’s’ ‘Society, described how °
both she and her husband strug- ©

gled to cope ‘with Alzheimer’s
- before he passed: away in 1983.
- 8] didn’t notice: it for some

. time,” she: explained.’ “7 just. *

thought it Wasa little decline, he
‘was older than. me, and J just
didn’t notice it until all of a sud-
den he began to repeat things. ad
_ She described other: be-
havioral changes such as reading
“the same newspaper headline,
“again: and again and again’.
Ako,,there were other changes.

There were times when he would.

-get out.of bed at midnight, and
thinking he had to go to the of-

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But he was unable to remember

what he wanted to do-with them. ©
“Twas working at the time, so °
it was a time of great anxiety for
‘me,” explained ' Eagleson, “J: |

didn’t know what he was ‘doing
while I was away:”’ She said sup-

port was ‘available, but she —
wasn’t aware of it, and she was
- left-to struggle through her hus-. -
band’s illness on her own. Now, .
through support —
groups and publicity, 1 the society

can provide support and advice
@ similarsituation. -

- forum for. discussion for anyone

dina similar’ situation to Eagle-.

“son's-and allow for the exchange

Anyone wanting to obtain more

‘information. or join the: local —

‘support group can phone Gillian

Campbell: at 635-3381 or.
638-8177, or the B.C. -Alz--.
-heimer’s Society at 736-0448: In - :

addition, there will be ‘an infor-

mation meeting and video at the _

Terrace Public Library at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26.

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to others who find themselves in

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of practical advice on the effec-. _
‘tive management of. difficult ..
~ behaviors caused by the disease.

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