「我平均每周接到20個華裔阿茲海默症患者家屬求助電話,共幫助了600多人,但這連患者總人數一成都不到。」阿茲海默症關愛服務(CaringKind)24日在曼哈頓舉辦春節慶祝活動,執行副總裁李維(Jed Levine)、華裔社區外展經理石蔚靜和社工聶華娟都指出,華裔對阿茲海默症有偏見,理解為神經病、痴呆甚至邪靈附體,不敢求助,令患者病情更易惡化,家人照顧得非常辛苦。

「我平均每周接到20個華裔阿茲海默症患者家屬求助電話,共幫助了600多人,但這連患者總人數一成都不到。」阿茲海默症關愛服務(CaringKind)24日在曼哈頓舉辦春節慶祝活動,執行副總裁李維(Jed Levine)、華裔社區外展經理石蔚靜和社工聶華娟都指出,華裔對阿茲海默症有偏見,理解為神經病、痴呆甚至邪靈附體,不敢求助,令患者病情更易惡化,家人照顧得非常辛苦。
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