World Alzheimer's Day has been established each year, on September 21st, primarily with the aim of raising public awareness of the disease. Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain and is characterized by a progressive impairment of mental (cognitive) functions and in particular affects memory, perception, thinking, language, the ability to criticize and abstract thinking.
Lees meerSea and swimming are a primary alternative and enjoyment, especially during the hot summer months. For someone on a regular dialysis program, it may seem prohibitive; but this is not always the case. Contact your doctor and find out about swimming, how you can protect your fistula and what is important for you, as an individual to take care of. Here are some general tips for a safe sea enjoyment:
Lees meerMay has been established worldwide as the month of awareness for our mental health. Mental health then .. Obligation or luxury? Right or need? We must protect our mental health. Essentially we must :
Lees meerUnfortunately, even in Greece, organ donation rates are low compared to the EU. In Mesogeios, with a percentage of 4.57% of our patients' transplants, of the total number of kidneys transplanted in our country in 2020, we cannot be not complacent. We try in every way to support this process.
Lees meerBut what does it practically mean to learn: How to live well with kidney failure? The answer is to manage the symptoms and gain quality of life.
Lees meerThe mental resilience as a concept comes from the Latin word resilio, which means "to bounce back" to "recoil". Resilience is related to the process of adaptation, to the management of traumatic or stressful events, to the treatment of an illness (chronic or not), to the management of a difficult situation.
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