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A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
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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 … |
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When language breaks down
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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… |
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Rethinking Alzheimer's care
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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… |
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Supporting elderly parents with Alzheimer's
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Tanya Lee Howe |
The author uses her real-life experiences to guide readers through the sensitive topic of eldercare for those with a cognitive illness--from deciding when to step in and help, how to care for a paren… |
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The 36-hour day
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Nancy L. Mace,Peter V. Rabins,Nancy L Mace |
When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over thirty years, this book has been the tr… |
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A dignified life
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Virginia Bell |
"More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. By the year 2030, experts estimate that as many as 66 million people around the world will … |
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Slow dancing with a stranger
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Meryl Comer |
A broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer's advocate shares her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease, examining this devastating condition and its effects on the people who have it and those … |
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Love in the land of dementia
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Deborah Shouse |
Shouse celebrates spiritual and practical lessons learned on her unplanned, unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer's disease. Against all odds, the love her pare… |
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The long hello
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Cathie Borrie |
"The Long Hello distills the seven years the author spent caring for her mother into a page-turning memoir that offers insight into the "altering world of the dementia mind." During that time, Borrie… |
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Care giving for Alzheimer's disease
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Verna Benner Carson |
Veteran clinicians offer a unique framework for understanding the psychological origins of behaviors typical of Alzheimer's and other dementias, and for providing appropriate care for patients as the… |
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Memory's last breath
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Gerda Saunders |
Based on the "field notes" she keeps in her journal, Memory's Last Breath is Saunders' astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional… |
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Keeping mum
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Marianne Talbot |
When her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Marianne Talbot decided she couldn't put her into a care home. Instead, for five years, she looked after her mum in her own home. For nearly three… |
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Ice Cream in the Cupboard
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Pat Moffett |
A touching story of a husband's undying love. Pat Moffett offers hope and comfort to patients, caregivers and anyone who must deal with Alzheimer's disease in this agonizing tale, which is a testamen… |
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The final season
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Maria M. Cornelius |
With 1,098 wins and eight national championships, Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt has left a remarkable legacy of perseverance, leadership, and passion for the game-but her victories on the court aren't t… |
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Alzheimer's, a love story
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Ann Davidson |
xvi, 223 p. ; 24 cm |
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Iris a Memoir of Iris Murdoch
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John Bayley |
Iris Murdoch’s husband, John Bailey, provides witness to Murdoch’s brilliant writing and academic life. Murdoch, the author of The sea, the sea (Booker prize 1987), Under the Net, The Severed Head, … |
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