報名參加CARE
照護是一項必不可少且充滿挑戰的角色，許多來自不同背景的人扮演這一角色以支持他們的所關心之人。
聆聽阿滋海默症照顧者 June Yasuhara 和 Christine Nguyen 博士分享她們是如何度過照護之旅的，並了解為什麼在研究中傾聽亞太裔（AANHPI）的聲音至關重要。
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我的英文名字是Andree Guo。我是從上海過來的，過來以後我一直和媽媽住在一起。我是90年過來的，和媽媽一起生活了很多年。 2000年左右，我發現媽媽在行為和語言上有些奇怪，和以前不同。那時候我還不認識阿茲海默症，所以我問了一些朋友，那些朋友有些是醫生，他們說要注意我媽媽、常常陪伴他。那時候我媽媽才剛退休，到了2002年我們覺得真的應該要去看醫生了。剛好我媽媽的家庭醫生廖醫生就是老人專科，對這些病症有了解，他和我說因為我自己身體不好，本身有高血壓和很嚴重的類風濕關節炎，血糖也高，兩個膝蓋是畸形的，走路不方便，然後我先生有心臟病和高血壓，他說我們這樣照顧老人真的很不方便。
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My name is Mi-kyung, last name Nam. I was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in a conservative Christian household with four older sisters and one younger brother. I moved to the United States when I was 23 and have been living here for almost 30 years now. I met my husband in the United States at church and we got married when I was 25. I am now 54 years old and have two grown children. I work at my local church as a deacon. My mom started to show signs of dementia when she was 60 years old.
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My name is Cherina Tinio. I am here to share the lessons learned, a daughter’s story on dementia care. I was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. I am a retired registered nurse. I migrated to the United States in 1983 together with my 3 older siblings. I received my Baccalaureate degree in nursing from Manila Doctors College of Nursing in Manila, Philippines in 1980 and completed my Master of Science of Nursing degree from San Francisco State University in 2002.
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You took care of me, and now it’s my turn to take care of you. My name is June Yasuhara. I was born in San Jose where I have lived all my life. I am the primary caregiver to both my Japanese parents who have dementia. My mother, Eiko, who is 83 was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2017. She is originally from Japan and came to the United States when she was a teen. My dad, James, is 87 and he was diagnosed with mixed dementia in early 2019. He is also a native of San Jose.
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My name is Tess Estrin and this is my experience as a Filipino family member, caring for my mother who has dementia. I am a retired Registered Nurse, who was born and grew up in the Philippines. I received my Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, and my Master’s degree in Nursing Education from Columbia University in New York. I came to the US fifty (50) years ago and worked in various capacities as a Registered Nurse on both the East and West coast of the US. In the last thirty (30) years of my career, my field of specialty was in geriatric nursing.
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My name is Virgina Lorilla, but my maiden name is Virginia Lobaton. I was born in the Philippines and I grew up there. I migrated to the United States in 1981, so I think I was 23 or 24 or around that time. I am a nurse. I have been working as a Director of Nurses in a nursing home, so geriatrics is my specialty. Other than that from time to time, I would do some consultation, but all my life I’ve been a nurse. I think back in the 80s when I first worked in nursing homes that was when I was first introduced to dementia.
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This is about my mother Toshiya Tanaguchi. She was a senior that would regularly go to Yu-Ai Kai for senior activities and then she began to live in my home after my kids were all grown up and away, and I was able to have a separate bedroom and bathroom for her. I started noticing her getting forgetful around 1994, and one day I found some cheese in the refrigerator and I know both my husband and I didn’t put them there. I found out they were my mother’s, so I asked her, “Why did you put the cheese in the refrigerator?”
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My name is Urmila and I am from India. My husband is also from India, we are from UP (Uttar Pradesh). In 1966, he came to USA. After three to four months, I also came with my younger son. After coming here, he had a small accident of his hand. That was a setback for him, but he was a very strong person. He pursued further studies here, like masters and MBA at that time. Many years later around 76-77 years of age, he started developing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
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It was August 24, 2017, one day before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and dumped more water than any storm ever recorded in United States history. In a few days, Houston saw as much rain as it usually saw in a year. My brother picked up our dad, who was 82, at his house, where he lived alone, and they evacuated to higher ground. They rode out the storm in the countryside. My brother’s in-laws had gotten 10 pounds of ground beef and made enough chili to last through the storm. This is Texas, ya’ll.
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My name is Jaya and I was born in India, moved to USA in 1976, first to Cleveland, Ohio and then from there to San Francisco-Fremont, California and have been living here since then. About 20 years back my…25 years back my father passed away, so I went and brought my mother with me to come and live with me because I have no siblings, and she came and lived here with me.
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My name is Sanjay. I grew up in Mumbai, India. I'm an engineer by profession. We speak Marathi at home and follow most of Marathi (Hindu) tradition. In 1999 I moved to Ottawa, Canada where I met Sunita who became my godmother over a period of time. Sunita introduced me to many people including the India Canada Association where I actively participated. I always enjoy food prepared by her.
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I am Encarnacion Ignacio Remias[... and] I am Danilo Remias...When we first arrived here, I (Mrs. Remias) used to cry nonstop before because I was questioning, “Why did they bring me to America? I left my other children and grandchildren in the Philippines.” Then, one of my nieces here suggested that we find a job”
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Hi. My name is David Wong. I grew up in San Francisco, and I'm of Chinese ethnicity. It's my mom. She's 95 this year, and she probably had signs of dementia a while back. Me not being a great son. Couldn't observe it. I just thought she was just being old and long winded, just like repeating herself.
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I am a registered nurse in Los Angeles. I graduated with a Bachelor’s in nursing in the Philippines and immigrated to the United States in 1995. I am Filipino and I am the eldest daughter in my family. I’m taking care of my mom right now, she was diagnosed with dementia ten years ago. It became a struggle caring for her as the disease progressed and became severe over time.
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