Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other dementia-related disease are often the ones who suffer the most. Alzheimer’s victims often undergo a personality change. Individuals may start hitting, yelling, having delusions or being suspicious of other family members; behaviors that are completely opposite of their former selves.  The ironic twist of fate is that they don’t realize how different and difficult their...

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Dealing with Alzheimer’s can be a heart-breaking experience. I’ve seen many families struggle with it. They all do so in different ways—but no matter what, it’s never easy. One thing I see families struggle with over and over are the emotional outbursts and odd bits of behavior that come later in the course of the disease. Sometimes people with Alzheimer’s are prone to emotional outbursts—even if that person was a relatively stable...