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Huntington’s disease is a hereditary condition that affects the brain. It leads to a deterioration of the nerve cells, which gradually leads to a complete breakdown of the processes in the brain. It is an incurable disease, and usually presents itself in middle age, with the person having around twenty years to live after a diagnosis.
Unlike many illnesses today, a diagnosis of Huntington’s is, tragically, a fatal one. What many people don’t realize, though, is that there are many things that you can do to help your loved one with Huntington’s live a better, healthier, more comfortable life as the illness progresses.
If your loved one suffers from Huntington’s, you and/or their senior care aide can follow these steps to make their life easier:
Huntington’s is, in fact, a fatal diagnosis. However, the illness is gradual, meaning that there is still time for your loved one to get some living in. You and/or your senior care aide can use the tips above to help them not only to live more comfortably, but to live more happily as well. Staying in their own home or the family home as long as possible is most likely everyone’s hope. If you make these few modifications, and perhaps hire a senior care aide or home care aide if necessary, your loved one can stay in the home much longer, and thusly have higher spirits.
If you or an aging loved one are considering senior care in New York, NY, contact Star One Home Care and Medical Staffing at 718-733-2222 or 914-362-0899. Call today!
Source:
Patricia Coffie, RN, BSN, MFA
Director of Client Services at Star One Home Care
Patricia Coffie, RN, BSN, MFA is Director of Client Services & Director of Phoenix Nurse Aide Training Center. Before assuming the post in 2012, Patricia was the Director or Nursing & Service Delivery at WRC for 3 years where she was the strategic lead for nursing and services to members.
Patricia started her nursing career 19 years ago at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and research institution in New York City, and since then has gained experience in Adult Intensive Care Units (ICU) , Pediatric Care (PICU ), Operating Room (OR) , mental health and community settings. She later moved into director of nursing roles, where she obtained extensive experience in leading and developing the nursing profession. She also pioneered good partnership working with other health care organizations, as well as social services, and the wider community.
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