This best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made "The 36-Hour Day" invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care. ...
When a fellow agent's plane crashes deep in the Appalachian Mountains, married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock find the pilot and his passenger alive. But that's just the beginning of a case that plummets them into a whirlwind of vicious murder attempts, powerful suspects, political secrets, and escalating terror.
From a world-renowned neurologist: the first book to feature a scientifically substantiated program for the only treatment for Alzheimeras: prevention. Alzheimeras is pandemic among older adults worldwide, and as baby boomers age it promises to be the Great American Epidemic of the twenty-first century. Unlike other books in the category, which ...
Dr. Graboys is battling a particularly aggressive form of Parkinson's disease and progressive dementia, and can no longer practice medicine. Despite the physical, mental, and emotional toll he battles daily, Graboys tells his story so that others may find comfort in their own struggles.
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 ...
In this breakthrough approach to understanding Alzheimer's, "I'm Still Here" focuses on connecting with the person through his or her abilities that don't diminish with time, such as understanding music, art, facial expressions, and touch.
Jolene Brackey has a vision. A vision that will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy. When a person has short-term memory loss, his life is made up of moments. But if you think about it, our memory is made up of moments, too. We are not able to create a perfectly wonderful ...
Through a series of vignettes common in the experiences of caregivers, Coping with Alzheimer's will show readers how to minimize anger, anxiety, guilt and depression. Readers will also learn to maximize the quality of care for their loved ones and live with the reality of Alzheimer's.
With an arsenal of facts to back him, Shenk covers the Alzheimer's story--historical accounts of the disease as found in literature and art, the alarming statistics thrown out by demographers, and the scientific race to find a cure to this personality-destroying disease.
"Credentials don't come much loftier than Fotuhi's."." "--"Washington Post. ""The book is a message of hope and reassurance for laymen, especially aging members of the baby-boom generation alarmed by all the attention being paid to Alzheimer's and imagining worst-case scenarios for themselves."." " "--Washington Times. Dr. Majid Fotuhi, one of ...
Tom Kitwood breaks new ground in this book. Many of the older ideas about dementia are subjected to critical scrutiny and reappraisal, drawing on research evidence, logical analysis and the author's own experience. The unifying theme is the personhood of men and women who have dementia - an issue that was grossly neglected for many years both in ...
This book includes vital information on Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Foreword is given by John Q Trojanowski, MD, PhD, Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of 'other' dementias. ...
Leading experts from Duke University provide the cutting-edge information that every family affected by Alzheimer's needs--from the benefits of early detection to prolonging quality of life.
Richard Taylor has lived for five years with a diagnosis of dementia probably of the Alzheimer's type. A former psychologist, he is now a champion for individuals with early-stage and early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Richard served on the board of the Houston and Southeast Texas Alzheimer's Association and is now a member of a special committee of ...
Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility and the complexities of care. This book is designed to support the caregivers and help them understand the needs and feelings of the person for whom they are caring. A central focus is the goal of ...
This edition includes the latest information on Alzheimer's risk factors, treatments, and prevention, as well as a new chapter, "Voices of Experience, " composed of reflections by family members. 17 tables.
Arguing that as the elderly lose contact with the outside world, they turn inward and to the past to work through unresolved emotional issues from their lives, Naomi Feil presents her method for therapeutically dealing with patients with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
Leading scientists explain their cutting edge research on Alzheimer's Disease and its significance for both prevention and treatment in a companion book to a major HBO series on Alzheimer's. This spring, a series of documentary specials produced by HBO, the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association will bring new understanding ...
"Coping With Alzheimer's" focuses on the practical decisions that must be addressed right away, from the organization of daily life and medical decisions that must be made to offering advice on the emotional needs of caregivers--a subject that is all too often neglected.
A front-line researcher offers cutting-edge advice on preventing and slowing the progress of Alzheimer's. Drawing on the most up-to-date information available on the disease as well as experiences from his clinical practice, Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, a leading expert in Alzheimer's research, translates the current ideas driving Alzheimer's treatment ...
A complete therapeutic caregiving system for ensuring people with dementia are more functional, both physically and mentally. Moving beyond traditional concepts of custodial care, Bridges presents the "art of cueing" as an essential communication skill and a building block to this compassionate, revolutionary model for bettering the quality of ...
A compelling, clear-eyed, and emotionally resonant narrative, this work offers a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach, and offers a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love.
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