Ask Nurse Dina

Hi, I'm Dina.

I'd like to welcome you to the "Ask Nurse Dina" forum, where you can ask any question on any dementia from Alzheimer's to Vascular disease. I've been helping people through this tremendous challenge for over two decades, and am here to share my experience with you.

Ask any question by selecting "ASK NURSE DINA" from the FORUM menu at the top of the page. Once you are there, you may also want to share your experience and help answer other people's questions as well. That's always appreciated by everyone.

Once you are in the forum, ask a new question or start a new topic of discussion by simply clicking on the NEW THREAD button, which appears near the top of the forum and looks like this:

If you enter a question or topic that has already been started, add your own words by clicking on the REPLY or POST REPLY button. They look like this:

Alzheimer's presents heart - wrenching experiences for those afflicted as well as their loved ones. Patients, family members and caregivers experience an extreme range of conflicting emotions while trying to stay on track and care for themselves and each other. It can be terrfying to first learn that you or a loved one is afflicted with this disease and very challenging to deal with the daily practical aspects of caregiving.

To everyone reading this, I would like to encourage you to also use my board to reach out to each other for support and lend advice or recommemdations that you may have for one another.

I am sure that those of us who are more experienced can be helpful to newcomers bewildered by the process. Newcomers and oldtimers are all welcome to post and share on this board.

I'm happy to help however I can. I look forward to chatting with you on the boards,

Dina

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About Nurse Dina

Dina Adelman, RN, is a registered nurse licensed by the State of New York and New Jersey. She has over 20 years of extensive nursing and counseling experience. Her deep understanding and compassion for the Alzheimer's community was developed in work ranging from providing home care visits to homebound older adults with and without dementia, to working in long term care and hospital settings. Her professional knowledge and familiarity with how to approach healthcare obstacles and issues stem from her range of management positions involving the care of older adults. Dina has led many support groups and reminiscence groups for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and their families.

Dina holds a Masters Degree in Gerontological Nursing from the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing and a Certificate in Clinical Counseling from the Post Graduate Center of Mental Health.

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