Ep 50: Leigh Callahan, PhD - Breaking through the Silence and Stigma of Alzheimer’s
BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's
English - October 17, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHealth & Fitness Science alzheimer's dementia usagainstalzheimer's alzheimer's research alzheimer's prevention alzheimer's risk alzheimer's treatment alzheimer's caregiving brain health alzheimer's health equity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The care partner is the keeper of the secrets and their perspective is essential to break through the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s disease. In this episode of BrainStorm host Meryl Comer talks with Leigh Callahan, a respected epidemiologist and researcher focused on rheumatic disease. Her husband, Dr. John Winfield, had a distinguished career as a researcher and rheumatologist until Alzheimer's changed everything. Dr. Callahan shares her experience as she navigated her husband’s journey, sharing that the first signs of disease - agitation, irritation, and frustration - are not typically identified as symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Listen as they discuss the challenges before and after a diagnosis.
This episode is sponsored by Otsuka and Lundbeck.