Revolutionizing the way people perceive and live with Alzheimer's, this book offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers. Coste describes her personal struggle to care for her stricken husband and their family.
When Marc Silver became a breast cancer husband three years ago, he learned first hand how frightened and helpless the breast cancer husband feels. He searched in vain for a book that would give him the information and advice he so desperately sought. Now this award-wining journalist has compiled just the kind of emotional support and useful ...
Four million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease and experts estimate that 22 million people around the world will be so afflicted by 2025. Far too many families are struggling with the emotionally and physically draining responsibility of redefining their relationship with, and caring for, someone who not long ago was a vibrant ...
For individuals who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caretaking in their future, this helpful, compassionate guide centers on the emotional stresses and needs of caregivers, while addressing all the practical issues they are likely to confront. From her own experience and that of dozens of other caring adult ...
A warm, thoughtful guide updated with the latest breakthroughs and treatments This essential sourcebook provides caregivers with a better understanding of the physical effects and behavioral problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's addresses the concerns of families, friends, and health care professionals about what to expect at ...
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 ...
"A fine source to help bring out the helping heart in all of us."-Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with MorrieAs featured on the Today ShowWhether it involves caring for an aging parent, an ill spouse or partner, or a disabled child, caregiving takes us into a new reality. In this powerful, unique book, Beth Witrogen McLeod leads readers through ...
In this comprehensive manual, the author provides both the theoretical background and the practical treatment interventions necessary for working with those who are bereaved or dying. Important topics such as anticipatory grief, postdeath mourning, and the stress of grief are described in detail. Grief reactions, both normal and abnormal, as well ...
From a bestselling author and clinical psychologist comes a refreshingly honest and tender portrait of a devoted daughter shepherding her father through his final years of life. After her mother died, Janis Abrahms Spring "inherited" her father (Pop) and set off on an all-consuming, fiveyear mission to make his days as rich and comfortable as ...
America's healthcare system throws many of the vital decisions costs and burdens back on the family. This book clearly defines a family member's vital role in developing a loved one's care plan.
This book helps the world's caregivers, and the rest of us, understand those suffering with mental illness. "Mental Illness For Caregivers" tells what has been done and is now being done to help the ill. Mr. Walmann explains what he feels are the probable causes of mental ills, offers cures for many and preventions for most of these problems, and ...
With quizzes, checklists, and action plans, this essential resource--a companion to the popular PBS documentary--provides a wealth of information, advice, and resources to address the critical caregiving issues that currently affect more than 54 million American families. 35 photos.
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 ...
The stories in We Carry Each Other are born organically through the CarePages community-- one of the world's largest social networking sites where lifestyle and health needs meet community and emotional support. These stories of everyday heroes are sure to inspire a social movement in compassionate caring toward those struggling with illness, loss ...
Burnout -- the complete drain of physical, spiritual, and emotional reserves -- occurs when a caregiver slips into exhaustion or depression. More and more frequently, the responsibility of caring for the chronically ill child, the disabled spouse, or the aging parent falls on a family member. From the decision to be a caregiver to dealing with day ...
When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, ...
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 ...
Most people have encountered a situation with an ill friend or relative when it has been difficult to know what to say or do. Even pastors and others in ministry are often at a loss when encountered with a critically ill person who is looking to them for some comfort and guidance. Katie Maxwell's "Bedside Manners" provides the reader practical ...
This book is a thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. The connection between spirituality and medicine has been receiving a lot of attention in both the scientific and lay presses recently, but research and anecdotal evidence all indicate that spirituality is ...
Aimed at the home-based caregiver, whatever their age or experience, this handbook offers indispensable advice on providing quality care, equipment that can make life easier, coping on an emotional level, financial support, and much more. Includes key first-aid information and a fill-in patient's log book of daily tasks, habits, and preferences. ...
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