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"A searingly honest, inspirational memoir of how dementia changed a family in ways they could never have imagined "Looking for Lionel is a personal story. It is a story of how dementia crept into my family unannounced and left us struggling to hold on to a life that appeared to be slipping away from us like a balloon slipping out of a child's hand. It is a story of fear and courage, shame and pride, sorrow and joy. It is a story of paradox, where...
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Publisher
Fay Risner
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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"Alzheimer's disease is on the rise. Do you know the 10 warning signs? This story is about the author's family taken from a journal she kept. It's the struggle of her father and the family for the ten years that Bill Bullock suffered from this terrible mind stealing disease. With what Alzheimer's tossed Bill's way as he and his family struggled, his wife, Sylvia, stands out for her strength, courage and determination to take care of Bill to the end...
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Rosemary Baker
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
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English
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"Ageing is one of the main effects on the brain and on average we can lose nerve cells at a rate of 1% per year starting when we reach our mid-20s. So by the age of 70 we have lost more than 1 3rd of the cells crucial to memory functions. Although this may happen to most of us, it's not inevitable and can be prevented or even reversed. Doctors tell us these frustrating and embarrassing moments are an unavoidable part of ageing.**** I want to tell...
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Jennifer Ghent-Fuller
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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"This article has been available as a pdf file since 2002. In that time it has been downloaded by thousands of people and linked on many caregiver web sites. In this version, the pamphlet, 'How to Interact with a Person with Dementia (with memory loss)', which has been popular since 2000, by the same author, has been included. Also included is the table of contents of the book expansion."--
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Publisher
Wings Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (160 pages)
Language
English
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Two emotionally fraught and complex themes collide in this powerful, moving novel: Alzheimer's disease and the psychological aftermath for survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The story chronicles the intellectual decline of Renzo, a once-brilliant Roman writer and filmmaker. Aware that he is slipping ever deeper into the haze of Alzheimer's, Renzo keeps a journal in which he grapples with his complicated marriage to Hannah, an Auschwitz...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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The Delaney family love one another dearly-it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . . If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They're killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable....
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Companion Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (128 pages)
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English
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"Navigating the challenging journey that families and friends of Alzheimer's patients must endure, this heartfelt guide reveals how their struggle is as complex and drawn out as the illness itself. Confronting their natural but difficult process of grieving and mourning, the study covers the inevitable feelings of shock, sadness, anger, guilt, and relief, illustrating the initial reactions people commonly feel from the moment of the dementia's onset....
9) Coconut Oil
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Publisher
Ellen Vincent
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource
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English
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"Coconut oil is the forgotten elixir of life which is brought back from the depths of time for us all to use in this book. Like any good elixir coconut oil promises to give you long life and youthful looks. This may seem a bit extreme but there are good reasons why you need these coconut oil benefits. Virgin coconut oil contains some very special ingredients which can help to keep your body healthy, free from disease and in tip top condition. You...
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Publisher
Jennifer Ghent-Fuller
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"The author carefully explains the loss of various types of memory and other thinking processes. She describes how these losses affect the day to day life of people with dementia, their understanding of the world around them and their personal situations. The many portrayals of real life experiences clarify and deepen the explanations. Jennifer is a nurse who worked for many years as an educator and counsellor for people with dementia and their families,...
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Summersdale
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages).
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English
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Dementia encompasses a range of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, that cause cognitive impairment and are much more likely to occur with age. Dementia has a serious effect on the lives of not only its sufferers, but also has a significant impact on their family and friends. This book gives the basic information needed to understand what dementia is, how to recognize it, and, most essentially, how to deal with it, including details on...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xix, 213 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Based on ten years of caregiving experience, the techniques offered here honor the patient's individuality, interests, and previous accomplishments. This approach is fresh and inspirational, and recounts a personal journey, filled with relatable experiences that readers will find uplifting and brimming with hope. It teaches family members and other caregivers how to stay connected with their loved one for as long as possible. But most importantly,...
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English
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"Caring for a Loved One with Dementia is a unique and compassionate guide that offers an effective mindfulness-based dementia care (MBDC) program to help you meet your own needs and lower stress levels while caring for your loved one.Caring for a loved one with dementia can be extremely stressful. This essential guide provides skills for dealing with the accompanying emotional and physical stress, and offers tools to help you manage your own needs,...
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Publisher
Kenneth Kee
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Dementia is a disease in which brain tissue degenerates to the extent of loss of memory and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. In Dementia there is a severe and progressive decline in mental function. It affects a person's ability to:1. think, remember and reason2. learn new information and skills3. solve problems and make judgementWhat is the cause of Dementia?There are several different factors which may contribute...
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LaChance Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (385 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Written by those touched by the disease, this collection of more than 50 stories recounted by the spouses, victims, caregivers, friends, and family members provides a look at their journeys and serve as a companion to those currently struggling to cope with Alzheimer's. The contributors write with candor, clarity, and humor about their experiences with the disease, providing insight and strategies for living with the Alzheimer's patient and sharing...
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English
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"The Long Goodbye: Dementia Diaries discusses a disease that is both personal and social for more than five million patients and their families and friends in the United States today. Now that there are medical strategies for preventing and/or curing strokes, heart attacks, even cancer, many more people are going to live into the dementia years in the near future. Although many dementia horror stories circulate in conversation and in the media, they...
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Publisher
Fay Risner
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Millions of people have Alzheimer's disease and millions more are going to have AD. That means millions of caregivers need to know how to cope with this disease. Author Fay Risner CNA has written a book on understanding AD and how to cope with it for caregivers in the home and health fields. The book gives caregivers insight about why people act the way they do and how to handle different situations by Opening A Window for the person with AD. Risner's...
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Publisher
LaChance Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (325 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Designed for those giving care to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other memory loss disorders, this informative and inspiring guide explores how to take care of oneself in order to meet the challenges of giving care to another. Heartfelt, candid accounts by television host Leeza Gibbons and the members of her family-who cared for Leeza's mother, Jean, for more than a decade after her Alzheimer's diagnosis-are combined with current medical,...
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Publisher
Sally White
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"First described as `Shaking palsy' the disease that now bears his name, medical science has thus far been unable to unravel the cause or causes of most Parkinson's cases or to devise a cure. Nonetheless, dramatic progress has been made in treating the disease, which is known to afflict about half a million older Americans. Some of the need to know facts within this book:Parkinson's Disease - The Shaking Palsy, Why Is Parkinson's Disease Difficult...
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English
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When 84-year-old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a secret she's held onto all these years could be the key to unlocking what happened to her friend before the girl is forgotten forever.
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