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Author
Series
Publisher
Edaf
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
As many as five million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and people often live with it for more than a decade. During that time, caregivers can have a vibrant and meaningful relationship with the person who suffers from the disease. I'm Still Here focuses on connecting with someone with Alzheimer's through their abilities that don't diminish with time.
82) Shades of Grace
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 353 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers the latest research about the disease, proposals on ways to support both the patient and caregiver, and essays written by patients, family members, and caregivers about living with the disease.
Author
Publisher
Springboard Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 224 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mary Ellen Geist decided to leave her job as a CBS Radio anchor to return home to Michigan when her father's Alzheimer's got to be too much for her mother to shoulder alone. She chose to live her life by a different set of priorities: to be guided by her heart, not by outside accomplishment and recognition. Through her own story and through interviews with doctors and other women who've followed the 'daughter track'--leaving a job to care for an...
87) Remember
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Redemption volume 2
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
xi, 409 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xvii, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"After a chance encounter with a handsome, idealistic stranger on a plane in 1969, Polly Young-Eisendrath rediscovered Ed Epstein a decade later when she least expected it. After untangling themselves from their existing relationships, they married in 1985 and spent the next 25 years together. They were soul mates, but in 2001, Ed (at the vital age of 53) began to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. over the next 10 years, as her husband gradually...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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 shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation...
91) Dementia Kit
Publisher
California State Library
Pub. Date
©2019
Physical Desc
1 kit of 4 books ; in a bag.
Language
English
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 60 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alzheimer's disease ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. The cause of Alzheimer's and whether it can be stopped is one of the greatest medical mysteries of our time. Join courageous patients participating in clinical trials, and then go behind the scenes of the major drug trials to see how researchers target and test therapies that may slow and even prevent Alzheimer's.
Author
Series
Field party novels volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After being away for two years, Riley Young returns to Lawton, Alabama, with her fifteen-month-old daughter to help take care of her grandmother who has Alzheimers, even though it means she has to face the lies that forced her to leave town in the first place and a blossoming friendship with the high school football star Brady Higgens, who is dealing with his own family problems.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Pru Steiner met and married Spence Robin--her dazzling young hotshot English professor at Columbia--she thought she knew what she was signing up for. But thirty years later, when Spence develops early-onset Alzheimer's, the peaceful (if ambivalent)life Pru has built for herself begins to crumble. Spence is no longer the Great Man she fell in love with, and as his needs become more pronounced, Pru finds herself short on money, overwhelmed by...
Author
Publisher
Health Professions Press
Language
English
Description
"Validation is a successful way of communicating with older adults with Alzheimer's-type dementia and responding to their challenging behaviors. The Validation method helps reduce stress, enhance dignity, and increase happiness for both the elder and the caregiver. Since its inception in 1989, Validation has helped thousands of professional and family caregivers improve their relationships with residents and loved ones with dementia by acknowledging...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives-Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer-she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. It was here that Beverly, amid...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Pax M?xico
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
A reference for family members, doctors, and nurses in the care of patients suffering from the deteriorating effects of Alzheimer's disease, this guide directly addresses the trying circumstances that face Alzheimer's patients on a daily basis. The practical information presented includes the medical knowledge about the disease's origins as well as available treatment and care options. Taking a humanistic approach, this manual helps readers to find...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
407 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author, tells for the first time her story of victory and resilience, as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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