{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Navigating Dementia","title":"Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms: Sleep Changes, Hallucinations, and Fluctuating Alertness","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1307,"description":"What happens when something has clearly changed, but forgetting isn’t the first thing a family notices?\nWith Lewy body dementia, someone may follow a conversation over breakfast and need much more help getting dressed a little later. Add disrupted sleep, changes in movement, or seeing things that aren’t there, and families can be left wondering what’s happening and how to respond.\nIn Episode 12 of Navigating Dementia, Carlyn Lenfestey explores Lewy body dementia through Know the Waters, the first step in The Signal Guide Navigation System™. We follow an imagined morning to understand how the diagnosis can affect everyday life, what support might help, and what to bring up with the healthcare team, even if you’re still seeking a diagnosis.\nIn this episode, we talk about:\nWhy attention and alertness can change throughout the day.\nHow Lewy body dementia can look different from Alzheimer’s disease.\nSleep changes, including long stretches awake, daytime sleepiness, and acting out dreams.\nWhy the care partner’s sleep needs to be part of the care conversation too.\nResponding when someone sees something you don’t see.\nHow stiffness, slower movement, and dizziness can affect daily tasks.\nWhy medication sensitivity matters and sudden changes need medical attention.\nPreparing for appointments when what happens at home doesn’t show up in the doctor’s office.\nA question to carry into your week:\n“What part of the day do we most need help with?”\nStart with one example. Maybe getting dressed has become harder, sleep is interfering with meals, or you’re awake much of the night. Write down what’s happening and how it’s affecting both of you. You don’t need the right medical words to ask for help.\nFree Doctor Visit Guide\nUse this free guide to organize your observations and questions before the next appointment. You don’t need a diagnosis to use it.\nDownload the Doctor Visit Guide\n\nNext week, we’ll explore frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, including why changes in behavior,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kxG2MQlw-KyK0vkzoPtoiNR1h7W5sOJsTBmA53TnLEM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YmE4/NzVkNzgyNjliMDI5/ZmEwNmZmZGRmZjBj/Y2ExMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}