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L' ABC de la maladie d'Alzheimer L' ABC de la maladie d'Alzheimer Sophie Éthier Guide pour ceux qui ont à faire face aux difficultés de chaque jour. Principaux points : Agitation, agressivité - Bain - Communication - Désorientation - Environnement - Fugue, errance - Gardiennage … OL13173631W
Martin Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out f… OL14869242W
As Nora Jo fades away As Nora Jo fades away Lisa Cerasoli WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT? After luring us through her award winning debut novel, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity with stark wit and mad fascinating characters, Cerasoli surprises us with the hum… OL15090806W
Lymphedema caregiver's guide Lymphedema caregiver's guide Mary Kathleen Kearse Caregiver's Guide is the first book to provide detailed instructions for caregivers on all aspects of lymphedema (or lymphoedema) home care including physical care (skin care, simple lymph drainage, … OL15157667W
Aging Families and Caregiving Aging Families and Caregiving Sara Honn Qualls With the field of geriatric mental health growing rapidly in the next decade as the Baby Boomers age, this timely guide brings together a notable team of international contributors to provide guidanc… OL15180350W
Welcome to the departure lounge Welcome to the departure lounge Meg Federico The author relates her poignant and hilariously tumultuous journey caring for her eighty-year-old mother and newly minted step-father who were forced to accept full-time home care. OL15583216W
The Fiorenza Forced Marriage The Fiorenza Forced Marriage Melanie Milburne Emma March was only doing her job caring for the late Valentino Fiorenza. She expected no mention in his will, let alone a stipulation to marry his son! But financially, she's desperate... Rafaele w… OL15846694W
Affective equality Affective equality Kathleen Lynch This text provides a different perspective on equality by highlighting and exploring affective equality, the aspect of equality concerned with relationships of love, care and solidarity. OL15974018W
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Karol K. Weaver While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now… OL16262739W
Sue Lockwood Sue Lockwood Gordon Smith From: http://www.gordonsmith-hiker-author.com/index.html Sue Lockwood: Accepting the Challenge by Gordon Smith (ISBN 9781462656875) PublishAmerica New … OL16582459W
The fibromyalgia supporter The fibromyalgia supporter Mark J. Pellegrino v, 83 p. : 22 cm OL1679336W
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and document… OL17071444W
The caregiver's companion The caregiver's companion Carolyn A. Brent "Everything you need to know to ensure that your elderly loved one is being properly cared for. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker-making aging and caring for elderl… OL17924645W
It's good to know a miracle It's good to know a miracle Jay Shotel,Sue Shotel In August 2002 Dani Shotel was a healthy 26-year old young woman with an almost perfect life. She had gratifying work, as a special needs teacher in an elementary school in Arlington County, Virgini… OL18432599W
Living l'Arche Living l'Arche Kevin S. Reimer Living L'Arche explores the origins and characteristics of compassionate love in those who care for the disabled. It shows that authentic compassion is only distantly related to individual talent or … OL18750974W
And in health And in health Dan Shapiro Here are engaging and digestible lessons for couples navigating the life changes brought about by a cancer diagnosis. Dan Shapiro draws on his more than twenty-five years of clinical work as a health… OL19709680W
Emma, Mr. Knightley and chili-slaw dogs Emma, Mr. Knightley and chili-slaw dogs Mary Jane Hathaway "From the bestselling author of Pride, Prejudice, and Cheese Grits comes a new and comical contemporary take on the perennial Jane Austen classic, Emma. Caroline Ashley is a journalist on the rise at… OL19983363W
The summer cottage The summer cottage Susan Kietzman "Helen Street spent every summer of her childhood at her family's cedar-shake cottage on Long Island Sound. The youngest of four, she shared her mother Claire's athletic genes and relished the orches… OL20011648W
The night guest The night guest Fiona McFarlane Ruth is widowed, her sons are grown, and she lives in an isolated beach house outside of town. One day a stranger arrives at her door, looking as if she has been blown in from the sea. She claims to … OL20857435W
In their own right In their own right Carol Robinson,Val Williams This is a report on a study reflecting the experiences of carers of people with learning disabilities following the implementation of the 1995 Carers Act. OL21715684W
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