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Grandfather's story cloth Grandfather's story cloth Linda Gerdner Ten-year-old Chersheng helps his beloved grandfather cope with his failing memory, brought on by Alzheimer's disease, by showing him the story quilt Grandfather made after fleeing his homeland, Laos,… OL11817445W
Once a spy Once a spy Keith Thomson Drummond Clark was once a spy of legendary proportions. Now Alzheimer's disease has taken its toll and he's just a confused old man who's wandered away from home, waiting for his son to fetch him. … OL13782055W
Rudy's memory walk Rudy's memory walk Gloria Velásquez As high school senior Rudy adjusts his attitudes toward the elderly when his senile grandmother has to move in with his family, his girlfriend encourages him to talk with a friend's mother who has si… OL15082076W
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Patricia Callone An estimated 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number continues to grow - by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Alzheimer's … OL15172865W
When language breaks down When language breaks down Elissa D. Asp "Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers often know what people with Alzheimer's disease or Asperger's 'sound like' - that is they recognise patterns in people's discourse, from sounds and silences, to… OL15612252W
Mastering the Complexities of Women's Healthcare Mastering the Complexities of Women's Healthcare Gilbert Mertens This book gives us an unexpected, complete picture of the history, the present and the future of women's healthcare. Know the answers to questions such as: What do declining oestrogen levels mean f… OL15675305W
Buffalo lockjaw Buffalo lockjaw Greg Ames James Fitzroy travels home to Buffalo for the Thanksgiving holiday?and to assist his mother in committing suicide. Ellen, only 56 and a nurse, author, and patients-rights activist, has Alzheimer?s. S… OL15740720W
Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease Elaine Landau Examines the possible causes, social effects, and personal trials of this disease. OL15964880W
Alzheimer disease sourcebook Alzheimer disease sourcebook Amy L. Sutton "Provides basic consumer health information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer disease and other dementias, along with tips for coping with memory loss and related complications an… OL15991692W
Future opportunities to leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Future opportunities to leverage the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Theresa M. Wizemann,Bruce M. Altevogt,Diana E. Pankevich "Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and 26.6 million people are affected worldwide. The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private partnership… OL16143206W
The sweetness of forgetting The sweetness of forgetting Kristin Harmel In this heartwarming story of love, family and baked goods, bakery owner Hope McKenna-Smith, the divorced mother of a surly preteen girl, is summoned by her aging grandmother who, ready to reveal the… OL16362799W
Faith Bass Darling's last garage sale Faith Bass Darling's last garage sale Lynda Rutledge Faith Bass Darling, the richest woman in Bass, Texas, and a twenty-year recluse, holds a garage sale on the last day of the millennium, sparking curiosity and protectiveness throughout her Texas comm… OL16618638W
Rethinking Alzheimer's care Rethinking Alzheimer's care Sam Fazio,Dorothy Seman,Jane Stansell "Rethinking Alzheimer's Care encourages a complete reframing of the Alzheimer's experience. With exploration of how to find opportunities in the disease instead of despair, the authors inspire care p… OL17868203W
Once upon a lie Once upon a lie Maggie Barbieri "Maeve Conlon's life is coming apart at the seams. Her bakery is barely making ends meet, and one of her daughters spends as much time grounded as the other does studying. Her ex-husband has a new wi… OL17871310W
Beyond forgetting Beyond forgetting Holly J. Hughes This work is a literary collection that illumines the darkness of Alzheimer's disease, now estimated to affect one in two persons over the age of eighty and is being diagnosed in people as young as f… OL18612091W
Choke Choke Chuck Palahniuk Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food… OL18940W
Brain longevity Brain longevity Dharma Singh Khalsa This revolutionary (and fascinating) book explains how we can postpone the aging of our brains and instead develop extraordinary brain longevity, with memory, concentration, energy, and learning abil… OL1950669W
Aging together Aging together Susan H. McFadden "Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age -- roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will fo… OL19708314W
Phone Phone Will Self The life of a psychiatrist affected by Alzheimer's intersects with the life of an emotionally isolated MI6 agent in unexpected ways. OL19728997W
The robber of memories The robber of memories Michael Jacobs "Magdalena, a river that courses through the heart of Columbia, connects a violent past with the country's uncertain present. British writer Michael Jacobs struggles to reconcile his love for the lan… OL19972425W
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