You try to comfort the family by telling them that the problems that they are experiencing are common
You explain that family support is a major focus of your program.
List four ways in which M.E.'s family might receive the support they need.
What will be an ideal response?
• Provide ongoing, up-to-date information about AD and specifics related to M.E.
• Encourage the family to attend a family support group at your facility or a local chapter of the
Alzheimer's Association.
• Encourage the family to seek legal advice on financial and legal measures to protect the family and
M.E.
• Provide information on community resources and social services available.
• Encourage professional counseling as appropriate.
• Encourage family members to spend as much time as they want or can with M.E.
• Acknowledge how difficult their situation must be. Do not be judgmental if they are unable to
spend much time with M.E.
C.B. is a single, self-supporting 48-year-old man. Three weeks ago, he saw his family physician because
of symptoms of fatigue, myalgia, fever, and chills, which were accompanied by a hacking cough. He was
diagnosed with viral influenza. Today he has complaints of weakness, numbness, and tingling of both
lower extremities, which rapidly progressed into his upper body. He was brought to the emergency
department after his brother recognized the seriousness of his condition. The attending physician imme
diately suspects Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).
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