Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was the 40th president from 1981-1989. Lauren backed up to when he was just in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Ronald was an optimist who always tried to see the glass as half full. He enjoyed acting, horseback riding, and working on his farm. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994. Things that he struggled with were getting a good night's rest, forgetting things, people's names and faces. More so than worrying about himself, he worried about the additional stress that he would be putting on his wife, Nancy. Part of the interventions that Lauren came up were sleep management, working with a memory board, possibly making him a video explaining things, and training and caregiving for Nancy. I really liked that she included the things dealing with his wife since she is going to be the one taking care of him.