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The information on melanoma survival rates comes from: American Cancer Society. (2022). Survival rates for melanoma skin cancer. Retrieved from: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/melanoma-skin-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-rates-for-melanoma-skin-cancer-by-stage.html The information on melanoma staging comes from: Cancer.net. (2020). Melanoma: Stages. Retrieved from: https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/melanoma/stages

Dementia is difficult to understand and navigate for families with loved ones suffering from the disease. There’s a lot of different types of dementias but there are four main groups, which I have on a graph here. I also felt it was important for people to know that there are three main stages of decline and how that may be presented in a person. Even now after working as a CNA, I am still learning how to differentiate what stage a person is in during the disease process and how to give them good, attentive care to meet their needs. It’s so important to have the public be educated about dementia and how to navigate it. I hope this infographic sheds some light on this often misunderstood disease.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNHXp09_GOJdIwTbYNlwR2l9qFXZRctrYMgUveVbr5Y/edit?usp=sharing By McKenna Austin

There are four major types of dementia. Dementia is a term that describes a group of symptoms associated with a loss of memory or other thinking skills. There are more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, and 1 out of 3 seniors will die with …

Alaska, Open Fractures, and FOOSH The springtime in Alaska can be exciting, with light coming back and temperature increases by the day many residents rush outside to feel the warmth of the sun. There is however, a more dubious substance awaiting those who venture outside during the freeze/thaw cycle of …