Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
Seven forty four are here fifty five care Seed Talk
Station Bryan Time. I was happy to welcome to the
fifty five KRC Morning Show a subject matter near and
dear to my heart for all the wrong reasons. Alzheimer's sucks,
and no one knows more about that than Jackie Williams.
She's a program manager for the Greatest Sincinti Chapter of
the Alzheimer's Association. Before being joining the Association, she served
(00:23):
as a volunteer for close to ten years, helping to
educate those in the community regarding challenges individuals face with
living with dementia. She was her mother's full time caregiver
when she was in the later stages of dementia, with
hands on experience, her passion to continue her work and
serving this population letter to join the staff at the
Alzheimer's Association. Welcome Jackie Williams. Let me start by thanking
(00:46):
you for your hard work with the Alzheimer's Association. My
father struggled with Alzheimer's dementia and ultimately lost his life
as a consequence, and my mom was his primary caregiver
and oh, my God, as well as anybody, it takes
a huge toll on the family and most notably the
primary caregiver. Welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Oh, thank you, Brian. I appreciate you inviting us to
be here today, and I'm so sorry to hear about
your journey with with the disease. And you're absolutely correct.
The toll on caregivers is tremendous and we work every
day out in communities just making sure we're providing programs
and resources and services to help families and caregivers through
(01:33):
that journey. It is a long haul. Oftentimes as you
are you.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Witness, yes, a quite a long haul. And it's just
heart heartbreaking too. You know, my father was is the
sharpest knife in the drawer, always quick witted, always on
his face. You could you can never outwit my dad.
And to have him struggle with and deteriorate and ultimately
pass as a consequence of this was just sort of like,
(01:58):
you know, throwing a salt on the wound. And I
note the numbers. I've been looking at the numbers that, yeah,
I have in front of me, six point seven million
Americans and to county or twenty twenty three, one in
nine aged sixty five or older are living with Alzheimer's.
These numbers just keep going up. Is there any do
we know anything about where it comes from or why
(02:20):
the numbers increase every year?
Speaker 2 (02:23):
So well, aging is definitely the number one risk factor,
and so as our population in this baby boom generation
is aging and it's such a huge piece of our population. Yes,
the numbers are increasing, but the good news is we
have been making incredible strides in research that are allowing
(02:45):
us to find treatment to help slow down that progression.
We still do not have a cure, We still do
not have a prevention, but every day those research projects
are getting us closer and closer to getting us to
what our mission is, a world without Alzheimer's and all
other dementia. So, as an association, while we are Alzheimer's Association,
(03:09):
we do care and support individuals who have a form
of dementia that may not be Alzheimer's. Well.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Tonight's Empower You Seminar and it begins at seven pm.
It's either virtual or live. You can go to two
twenty five North On Boulevard to participate in person. You
can log in from the comfort of your own home.
Just go to empower You America dot org. Please register
ahead of time now the name of the seminar is
ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. What is the Is there
(03:38):
a first leading indicator that might be a red flag
that people might want to start paying attention to, or
is it just vary from person to person.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
It definitely can vary from person to person, most definitely,
and it's a lot of it is based on what
form of dementia they may have and what kind of
signs they may start demonstrating. And so one of the
things that is always I think a bit confusing and
troubling for a lot of people. You know, how many
(04:08):
times is we're getting older, we start forgetting somebody's name
or trying to figure out, like what was that? And
oftentimes I'll hear people just probably jokingly but maybe not saying,
oh boy, I must be getting to Alzheimer's or I
must be getting dementia. And that may not necessarily be
the case. It could be attributed to something else. You know,
(04:29):
stress can manifest in terms of like all of a sudden,
you know, your cognitive abilities and your thinking process might
be hindered by stress. So it may be that or
it just may be normal aging. And there is a
difference between the things that we experience as normal aging
and what could be what i'll call crossing the line
(04:50):
and not necessarily normal aging. That we would encourage individuals
to go and get checked and make sure that they're
working with their physic to just evaluate and monitor and
try to get any type of an early diagnosis, because
that's where the most success is in finding treatment and
(05:10):
being able to have a more impactful journey through this disease.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Now, in terms of getting a diagnosis, okay, you're talking
about tonight the ten warning signs of Alzheimer's. Let's say
someone has enough of these indicators that are like, okay, well,
I really should schedule an appointment. How is Alzheimer's diagnosed?
Where yes, this is early onset of Alzheimer's, or no,
it's just you just didn't remember the person's name, right.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Right, Yeah. So you know, there's a variety of different
ways that we go through and try and get individuals diagnosed.
The first one, actually, in my opinion, starts with the
family or those close by the individual and start taking
notice and really making sure that the individual is aware
(06:01):
that some of these things are happening with them. Oftentimes,
there's a lot of denial there's like, oh, no, I'm
just getting old. I don't I don't need anything. I
don't I don't need to address that. And so oftentimes
tracking and recognizing and encouraging somebody to go and get
further assessment. And if you're lucky enough like I was
(06:24):
to be able to attend those doctor's appointments with my mom,
I kept a lot of notes in terms of like,
here are the changes I'm seeing, and when it's happening,
and why it might be happening and whatnot, and that
helps the physicians know that, yep, this is a little
bit more than what normal aging might be. There is
a lot of testing that happens, and I will tell
(06:47):
you right now, a lot of it will be physicians
trying to rule out other things that it could be
that might be causing this cognitive impairment or decline, because
there's a lot of things that could have an impact
on that, and so finding out what it may not
be kind of helps lead to Okay, do we take
(07:08):
that next step, which is potentially MRIs pet scans and
spinal taps. The spinal tap fluid can be an indicator
of whether or not you have Alzheimer's, but The great
news is we are getting really close in our research
to a point where we might find a day and
(07:30):
we're really close to it where you can get the
diagnosis through a biomarker blood test, and being able to
do that makes it so much more available to individuals
who might have cost prohibitations to really paying for some
of those tests, but also in some of our rural
areas where they don't have access to some of those things,
(07:53):
and making sure that we're getting them diagnosed as well.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Okay, and real quickly here because we're out of time.
I acknowledge that, so my producer knows. I am paying
attention to the clock. But once diagnosed, is there a
treatment protocol? I mean, we don't have a cure for
it yet, So are there exercises or you know, brain
challenges or things that we can do to slow down
the progression or is it just okay, you got the information,
prepare yourself for the worst.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Yeah, I know. There's a couple of things. One is
definitely we have a whole series on healthy living for
your brain and body, and there's things that we can do,
even as healthy non diagnosed individuals can do to try
and start warding off maybe the onset of dementia, but
here more recently, we actually have a couple of treatments
that are actually slowing down the progression of the disease,
(08:42):
and they are very new, like here within the last
couple of years. So we are working with the public
health policies and hospitals and insurance companies to make sure
that we are allowing good, ample accessibility to those treatments
and making sure that we can get those individuals in
(09:03):
the loop and being treated.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Wonderful, wonderful log in tonight or show with two twenty
five North and Bolivar. Jackie Williams's going to do a
deep dive into the balance of these maybe even give
you some hope for down the road. Jackie Williams, it's
been a real pleasure having you on the program. Fascinating
discussion and fingers crossed and money coming your way from
folks in my listening audience want to help try to
solve this this insidious disease. Log In and Power You
(09:26):
America tonight or show up at the Empower You studios.
Thank you for what you do. Jackie. It's been a
real pleasure having you on the program.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Thank you. We appreciate it so much.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Anytime, anytime, folks get in touch with COVER sincey recos.
Matter of fact, I was having lunch yesterday with some wonderful,
wonderful folks, small business owners they are, and I personally
recommended they get in touch with COVER SINCEY So I
talked to my buddy Jeff, who's got a small business
and Cover. Since he with his number of employees, I
think he's gonna be like fifteen or twenty, I don't know,
(09:56):
save his improved his business as bottom line by fifty
thousand dollars while also getting he and his employees much
better medical coverage. Work with COVER since he and it
doesn't cost you a dime, just get in touch with
them and have them take a look at your situation.
Whether you're an individual looking for your own insurance because
you don't have any, uh, you're in a group plan
you don't like it's too expensive, too much out of
(10:18):
pocket responsibility, or you're a small business owner and you're
looking for a better way for your employees. If you
can get them great medical coverage with dollar one coverage
and you know a fraction of what it costs someplace else,
you're going to retain those employees. So get in touch
with Cover since he asked the question. All it takes
is a few moments of your time to get the
ball started. And again there's no obligation to you. It's
(10:39):
five one three eight hundred call five one three eight
hundred two two five five online. Fill the format to
get the ball roll and Cover. Sincy dot com fifty
five KRC the talk station. What's up, everybody, It's Peter Schrager.
We're back for the season with Peter Schroger. In each episode,
I'm going to take you inside
Seven forty four are here fifty five care Seed Talk
Station Bryan Time. I was happy to welcome to the
fifty five KRC Morning Show a subject matter near and
dear to my heart for all the wrong reasons. Alzheimer's sucks,
and no one knows more about that than Jackie Williams.
She's a program manager for the Greatest Sincinti Chapter of
the Alzheimer's Association. Before being joining the Association, she served
(00:23):
as a volunteer for close to ten years, helping to
educate those in the community regarding challenges individuals face with
living with dementia. She was her mother's full time caregiver
when she was in the later stages of dementia, with
hands on experience, her passion to continue her work and
serving this population letter to join the staff at the
Alzheimer's Association. Welcome Jackie Williams. Let me start by thanking
(00:46):
you for your hard work with the Alzheimer's Association. My
father struggled with Alzheimer's dementia and ultimately lost his life
as a consequence, and my mom was his primary caregiver
and oh, my God, as well as anybody, it takes
a huge toll on the family and most notably the
primary caregiver. Welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Oh, thank you, Brian. I appreciate you inviting us to
be here today, and I'm so sorry to hear about
your journey with with the disease. And you're absolutely correct.
The toll on caregivers is tremendous and we work every
day out in communities just making sure we're providing programs
and resources and services to help families and caregivers through
(01:33):
that journey. It is a long haul. Oftentimes as you
are you.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Witness, yes, a quite a long haul. And it's just
heart heartbreaking too. You know, my father was is the
sharpest knife in the drawer, always quick witted, always on
his face. You could you can never outwit my dad.
And to have him struggle with and deteriorate and ultimately
pass as a consequence of this was just sort of like,
(01:58):
you know, throwing a salt on the wound. And I
note the numbers. I've been looking at the numbers that, yeah,
I have in front of me, six point seven million
Americans and to county or twenty twenty three, one in
nine aged sixty five or older are living with Alzheimer's.
These numbers just keep going up. Is there any do
we know anything about where it comes from or why
(02:20):
the numbers increase every year?
Speaker 2 (02:23):
So well, aging is definitely the number one risk factor,
and so as our population in this baby boom generation
is aging and it's such a huge piece of our population. Yes,
the numbers are increasing, but the good news is we
have been making incredible strides in research that are allowing
(02:45):
us to find treatment to help slow down that progression.
We still do not have a cure, We still do
not have a prevention, but every day those research projects
are getting us closer and closer to getting us to
what our mission is, a world without Alzheimer's and all
other dementia. So, as an association, while we are Alzheimer's Association,
(03:09):
we do care and support individuals who have a form
of dementia that may not be Alzheimer's. Well.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Tonight's Empower You Seminar and it begins at seven pm.
It's either virtual or live. You can go to two
twenty five North On Boulevard to participate in person. You
can log in from the comfort of your own home.
Just go to empower You America dot org. Please register
ahead of time now the name of the seminar is
ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. What is the Is there
(03:38):
a first leading indicator that might be a red flag
that people might want to start paying attention to, or
is it just vary from person to person.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
It definitely can vary from person to person, most definitely,
and it's a lot of it is based on what
form of dementia they may have and what kind of
signs they may start demonstrating. And so one of the
things that is always I think a bit confusing and
troubling for a lot of people. You know, how many
(04:08):
times is we're getting older, we start forgetting somebody's name
or trying to figure out, like what was that? And
oftentimes I'll hear people just probably jokingly but maybe not saying,
oh boy, I must be getting to Alzheimer's or I
must be getting dementia. And that may not necessarily be
the case. It could be attributed to something else. You know,
(04:29):
stress can manifest in terms of like all of a sudden,
you know, your cognitive abilities and your thinking process might
be hindered by stress. So it may be that or
it just may be normal aging. And there is a
difference between the things that we experience as normal aging
and what could be what i'll call crossing the line
(04:50):
and not necessarily normal aging. That we would encourage individuals
to go and get checked and make sure that they're
working with their physic to just evaluate and monitor and
try to get any type of an early diagnosis, because
that's where the most success is in finding treatment and
(05:10):
being able to have a more impactful journey through this disease.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Now, in terms of getting a diagnosis, okay, you're talking
about tonight the ten warning signs of Alzheimer's. Let's say
someone has enough of these indicators that are like, okay, well,
I really should schedule an appointment. How is Alzheimer's diagnosed?
Where yes, this is early onset of Alzheimer's, or no,
it's just you just didn't remember the person's name, right.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Right, Yeah. So you know, there's a variety of different
ways that we go through and try and get individuals diagnosed.
The first one, actually, in my opinion, starts with the
family or those close by the individual and start taking
notice and really making sure that the individual is aware
(06:01):
that some of these things are happening with them. Oftentimes,
there's a lot of denial there's like, oh, no, I'm
just getting old. I don't I don't need anything. I
don't I don't need to address that. And so oftentimes
tracking and recognizing and encouraging somebody to go and get
further assessment. And if you're lucky enough like I was
(06:24):
to be able to attend those doctor's appointments with my mom,
I kept a lot of notes in terms of like,
here are the changes I'm seeing, and when it's happening,
and why it might be happening and whatnot, and that
helps the physicians know that, yep, this is a little
bit more than what normal aging might be. There is
a lot of testing that happens, and I will tell
(06:47):
you right now, a lot of it will be physicians
trying to rule out other things that it could be
that might be causing this cognitive impairment or decline, because
there's a lot of things that could have an impact
on that, and so finding out what it may not
be kind of helps lead to Okay, do we take
(07:08):
that next step, which is potentially MRIs pet scans and
spinal taps. The spinal tap fluid can be an indicator
of whether or not you have Alzheimer's, but The great
news is we are getting really close in our research
to a point where we might find a day and
(07:30):
we're really close to it where you can get the
diagnosis through a biomarker blood test, and being able to
do that makes it so much more available to individuals
who might have cost prohibitations to really paying for some
of those tests, but also in some of our rural
areas where they don't have access to some of those things,
(07:53):
and making sure that we're getting them diagnosed as well.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Okay, and real quickly here because we're out of time.
I acknowledge that, so my producer knows. I am paying
attention to the clock. But once diagnosed, is there a
treatment protocol? I mean, we don't have a cure for
it yet, So are there exercises or you know, brain
challenges or things that we can do to slow down
the progression or is it just okay, you got the information,
prepare yourself for the worst.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Yeah, I know. There's a couple of things. One is
definitely we have a whole series on healthy living for
your brain and body, and there's things that we can do,
even as healthy non diagnosed individuals can do to try
and start warding off maybe the onset of dementia, but
here more recently, we actually have a couple of treatments
that are actually slowing down the progression of the disease,
(08:42):
and they are very new, like here within the last
couple of years. So we are working with the public
health policies and hospitals and insurance companies to make sure
that we are allowing good, ample accessibility to those treatments
and making sure that we can get those individuals in
(09:03):
the loop and being treated.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Wonderful, wonderful log in tonight or show with two twenty
five North and Bolivar. Jackie Williams's going to do a
deep dive into the balance of these maybe even give
you some hope for down the road. Jackie Williams, it's
been a real pleasure having you on the program. Fascinating
discussion and fingers crossed and money coming your way from
folks in my listening audience want to help try to
solve this this insidious disease. Log In and Power You
(09:26):
America tonight or show up at the Empower You studios.
Thank you for what you do. Jackie. It's been a
real pleasure having you on the program.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Thank you. We appreciate it so much.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Anytime, anytime, folks get in touch with COVER sincey recos.
Matter of fact, I was having lunch yesterday with some wonderful,
wonderful folks, small business owners they are, and I personally
recommended they get in touch with COVER SINCEY So I
talked to my buddy Jeff, who's got a small business
and Cover. Since he with his number of employees, I
think he's gonna be like fifteen or twenty, I don't know,
(09:56):
save his improved his business as bottom line by fifty
thousand dollars while also getting he and his employees much
better medical coverage. Work with COVER since he and it
doesn't cost you a dime, just get in touch with
them and have them take a look at your situation.
Whether you're an individual looking for your own insurance because
you don't have any, uh, you're in a group plan
you don't like it's too expensive, too much out of
(10:18):
pocket responsibility, or you're a small business owner and you're
looking for a better way for your employees. If you
can get them great medical coverage with dollar one coverage
and you know a fraction of what it costs someplace else,
you're going to retain those employees. So get in touch
with Cover since he asked the question. All it takes
is a few moments of your time to get the
ball started. And again there's no obligation to you. It's
(10:39):
five one three eight hundred call five one three eight
hundred two two five five online. Fill the format to
get the ball roll and Cover. Sincy dot com fifty
five KRC the talk station. What's up, everybody, It's Peter Schrager.
We're back for the season with Peter Schroger. In each episode,
I'm going to take you inside
Brian Thomas News
Popular Podcasts
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.