Author: Carol B. Amos
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1683509048
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
“A useful, step-by-step guide for anyone new to caring for those with Alzheimer’s.” —Library Journal H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey equips Alzheimer’s caregivers with knowledge, tools, and advice for their difficult road ahead. Author Carol B. Amos incorporates her own experience—including her family’s email correspondence illustrating how they coped during this particular challenge. Amos also introduces The Caregiving Principle™: a simple approach that provides a deeper understanding of a person with Alzheimer’s disease and a framework for the caregiver’s role. She provides examples of how The Caregiving Principle™ helped her connect with her mother. H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey encourages caregivers to take care for themselves and provides inspiration for a less stressful, more rewarding journey.
H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer's Journey
Author: Carol B. Amos
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1683509048
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
“A useful, step-by-step guide for anyone new to caring for those with Alzheimer’s.” —Library Journal H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey equips Alzheimer’s caregivers with knowledge, tools, and advice for their difficult road ahead. Author Carol B. Amos incorporates her own experience—including her family’s email correspondence illustrating how they coped during this particular challenge. Amos also introduces The Caregiving Principle™: a simple approach that provides a deeper understanding of a person with Alzheimer’s disease and a framework for the caregiver’s role. She provides examples of how The Caregiving Principle™ helped her connect with her mother. H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey encourages caregivers to take care for themselves and provides inspiration for a less stressful, more rewarding journey.
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1683509048
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
“A useful, step-by-step guide for anyone new to caring for those with Alzheimer’s.” —Library Journal H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey equips Alzheimer’s caregivers with knowledge, tools, and advice for their difficult road ahead. Author Carol B. Amos incorporates her own experience—including her family’s email correspondence illustrating how they coped during this particular challenge. Amos also introduces The Caregiving Principle™: a simple approach that provides a deeper understanding of a person with Alzheimer’s disease and a framework for the caregiver’s role. She provides examples of how The Caregiving Principle™ helped her connect with her mother. H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey encourages caregivers to take care for themselves and provides inspiration for a less stressful, more rewarding journey.
The Spectrum of Hope
Author: Gayatri Devi
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 1523500581
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who’s been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimer’s by defining it as a spectrum disorder—like autism, Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects different people differently. She encourages people who are worried about memory impairment to seek a diagnosis, because early treatment will enable doctors and caregivers to manage the disease more effectively through drugs and other therapies. Told through the stories of Dr. Devi’s patients, The Spectrum of Hope humanizes the science, and offers equal parts practical advice and wisdom with skillful ease, along with real hope. Here are chapters on how to maintain independence and dignity; how to fight depression, anxiety, and apathy; how to communicate effectively with a person suffering from dementia. Plus chapters on sexuality, genetics, going public with the diagnosis, even putting together a bucket list—because through her practice, Dr. Devi knows that the majority of Alzheimer’s patients continue to live and work in their communities. They babysit their grandkids, drive to the store (or own the store), serve their clients, or otherwise live fulfilling lives. That’s news that 5 million people are waiting to hear.
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 1523500581
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who’s been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimer’s by defining it as a spectrum disorder—like autism, Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects different people differently. She encourages people who are worried about memory impairment to seek a diagnosis, because early treatment will enable doctors and caregivers to manage the disease more effectively through drugs and other therapies. Told through the stories of Dr. Devi’s patients, The Spectrum of Hope humanizes the science, and offers equal parts practical advice and wisdom with skillful ease, along with real hope. Here are chapters on how to maintain independence and dignity; how to fight depression, anxiety, and apathy; how to communicate effectively with a person suffering from dementia. Plus chapters on sexuality, genetics, going public with the diagnosis, even putting together a bucket list—because through her practice, Dr. Devi knows that the majority of Alzheimer’s patients continue to live and work in their communities. They babysit their grandkids, drive to the store (or own the store), serve their clients, or otherwise live fulfilling lives. That’s news that 5 million people are waiting to hear.
A Path Revealed
Author: Carlen Maddux
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612618766
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Just days after turning fifty, Martha Maddux, a spirited mother and civic activist, was told she had Alzheimer’s disease. She and husband Carlen felt as though they’d been shoved out of a plane 10,000 feet up, with nothing to grab but themselves. A Path Revealed is not about the fallout from an insidious disease that extended over seventeen years. It is the story of a path of hope emerging during the darkest hours - a path that lifted Carlen and Martha above the devastating symptoms of this disease. Carlen traveled with Martha to the backwoods of Kentucky, where the quiet presence of a Catholic nun revealed a hidden path. He was forced to slow down as he traced this path halfway around the world to Australia, retreated weekends to a monastery, embraced meditation, and landed all alone in Thomas Merton’s cabin. This story conveys a message of hope and joy in the midst of an almost overwhelming tragedy.
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612618766
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Just days after turning fifty, Martha Maddux, a spirited mother and civic activist, was told she had Alzheimer’s disease. She and husband Carlen felt as though they’d been shoved out of a plane 10,000 feet up, with nothing to grab but themselves. A Path Revealed is not about the fallout from an insidious disease that extended over seventeen years. It is the story of a path of hope emerging during the darkest hours - a path that lifted Carlen and Martha above the devastating symptoms of this disease. Carlen traveled with Martha to the backwoods of Kentucky, where the quiet presence of a Catholic nun revealed a hidden path. He was forced to slow down as he traced this path halfway around the world to Australia, retreated weekends to a monastery, embraced meditation, and landed all alone in Thomas Merton’s cabin. This story conveys a message of hope and joy in the midst of an almost overwhelming tragedy.
Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey
Author: Jolene Brackey
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612494838
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The beloved best seller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy. When people have short-term memory loss, their lives are made up of moments. We are not able to create perfectly wonderful days for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, but we can create perfectly wonderful moments, moments that put a smile on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes. Five minutes later, they will not remember what we did or said, but the feeling that we left them with will linger. The new edition of Creating Moments of Joy is filled with more practical advice sprinkled with hope, encouragement, new stories, and generous helpings of humor. In this volume, Brackey reveals that our greatest teacher is having cared for and loved someone with Alzheimer's and that often what we have most to learn about is ourselves.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612494838
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The beloved best seller has been revised and expanded for the fifth edition. Jolene Brackey has a vision: that we will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease to focus more of our energies on creating moments of joy. When people have short-term memory loss, their lives are made up of moments. We are not able to create perfectly wonderful days for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, but we can create perfectly wonderful moments, moments that put a smile on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes. Five minutes later, they will not remember what we did or said, but the feeling that we left them with will linger. The new edition of Creating Moments of Joy is filled with more practical advice sprinkled with hope, encouragement, new stories, and generous helpings of humor. In this volume, Brackey reveals that our greatest teacher is having cared for and loved someone with Alzheimer's and that often what we have most to learn about is ourselves.
Love in the Land of Dementia
Author: Deborah Shouse
Publisher: Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN: 1937612503
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Caregiver Shouse celebrates spiritual and practical lessons learned on her unscripted yet rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer's disease.
Publisher: Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN: 1937612503
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Caregiver Shouse celebrates spiritual and practical lessons learned on her unscripted yet rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer's disease.
Choosing Joy
Author: Helene Berger
Publisher: Select Books (NY)
ISBN: 9781590794869
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Choosing Joy by Helene Berger is a book of hope, a personal journey from a woman who was determined to stay positive in the face of her husband's diagnosis, and an inspiration to other caregivers. Helene Berger began this book unwittingly, pieced together from a journal she began keeping after her husband Ady's diagnosis with Alzheimer's. It describes her real life experiences - the mistakes and the successes that allowed the couple to build the best life possible in the face of this terrible illness. When Helen consciously chose to seek joy every day, both for herself and her husband, Ady began to experience a remarkable and unprecedented regeneration. During the last two years of his illness, he did what is often considered impossible: played Mozart on the piano, solved Sudoku puzzles, drew pictures, and wrote nightly love letters to his wife. Without downplaying the negative effects of Alzheimer's, Helen writes about how she was able to craft a truly beautiful life for both of them. In addition to chronicling her individual journey, she offers the unthinkable to an Alzheimer's caregiver - hope. She imparts strategies and advice for other caregivers to help make the final years of life together as positive as they can be. Ranging from to tips for avoiding confrontation to dealing with inappropriate behavior, these techniques serve to make life as an Alzheimer's caregiver not only more bearable, but truly joyous.
Publisher: Select Books (NY)
ISBN: 9781590794869
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Choosing Joy by Helene Berger is a book of hope, a personal journey from a woman who was determined to stay positive in the face of her husband's diagnosis, and an inspiration to other caregivers. Helene Berger began this book unwittingly, pieced together from a journal she began keeping after her husband Ady's diagnosis with Alzheimer's. It describes her real life experiences - the mistakes and the successes that allowed the couple to build the best life possible in the face of this terrible illness. When Helen consciously chose to seek joy every day, both for herself and her husband, Ady began to experience a remarkable and unprecedented regeneration. During the last two years of his illness, he did what is often considered impossible: played Mozart on the piano, solved Sudoku puzzles, drew pictures, and wrote nightly love letters to his wife. Without downplaying the negative effects of Alzheimer's, Helen writes about how she was able to craft a truly beautiful life for both of them. In addition to chronicling her individual journey, she offers the unthinkable to an Alzheimer's caregiver - hope. She imparts strategies and advice for other caregivers to help make the final years of life together as positive as they can be. Ranging from to tips for avoiding confrontation to dealing with inappropriate behavior, these techniques serve to make life as an Alzheimer's caregiver not only more bearable, but truly joyous.
Before I Forget
Author: Barbara Smith
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0553447122
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
"Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband Dan share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with ... advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way"--
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0553447122
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
"Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband Dan share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with ... advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way"--
Join the Journey
Author: Robert E. P. Elmer III
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478771685
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of articles is compiled to help all caregivers of those afflicted with Alzheimer's and other dementias gain insight into the many do's and don'ts of caregiving. Each chapter deals with a specific subject and provides caregivers with the unique perspective of a Certified Master Trainer and Certified Senior Care Administrator. The information also provides the caregivers with a better understanding of this insidious disease as well as how to improve their quality of life and the quality of life of the loved one(s) they are caring for. This book takes a non clinical approach and candidly discusses the nuances of caring for those with Alzheimer's type dementia. Its focus is to help Formal and Informal caregivers become better informed and the best caregivers they can be.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478771685
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of articles is compiled to help all caregivers of those afflicted with Alzheimer's and other dementias gain insight into the many do's and don'ts of caregiving. Each chapter deals with a specific subject and provides caregivers with the unique perspective of a Certified Master Trainer and Certified Senior Care Administrator. The information also provides the caregivers with a better understanding of this insidious disease as well as how to improve their quality of life and the quality of life of the loved one(s) they are caring for. This book takes a non clinical approach and candidly discusses the nuances of caring for those with Alzheimer's type dementia. Its focus is to help Formal and Informal caregivers become better informed and the best caregivers they can be.
Carol's Alzheimers Journey
Author: Donald H. Ford
Publisher: Donald H. Ford
ISBN: 9781300803218
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
This book is a lovingly detailed memoir of the Ford's courtship and 63 years of married life together, coupled in the last four chapters with a description of the successful homecare plan Donald designed for Carol after she developed Alzheimer's in her later years. By accentuating the positive, this plan allowed them both to maintain a meaningful, dignified and even joyful life up until Carol's peaceful passing in 2011.
Publisher: Donald H. Ford
ISBN: 9781300803218
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
This book is a lovingly detailed memoir of the Ford's courtship and 63 years of married life together, coupled in the last four chapters with a description of the successful homecare plan Donald designed for Carol after she developed Alzheimer's in her later years. By accentuating the positive, this plan allowed them both to maintain a meaningful, dignified and even joyful life up until Carol's peaceful passing in 2011.
Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade
Author: Gary Chapman
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802494412
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Across America and around the world, the five love languages have revitalized relationships and saved marriages from the brink of disaster. Can they also help individuals, couples, and families cope with the devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)? Coauthors Chapman, Shaw, and Barr give a resounding yes. Their innovative application of the five love languages creates an entirely new way to touch the lives of the five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, as well as their fifteen million caregivers. At its heart, this book is about how love gently lifts a corner of dementia’s dark curtain to cultivate an emotional connection amid memory loss. This collaborative, groundbreaking work between a healthcare professional, caregiver, and relationship expert will: Provide an overview of the love languages and Alzheimer’s disease, correlate the love languages with the developments of the stages of AD, discuss how both the caregiver and care receiver can apply the love languages, address the challenges and stresses of the caregiver journey, offer personal stories and case studies about maintaining emotional intimacy amidst AD. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade is heartfelt and easy to apply, providing gentle, focused help for those feeling overwhelmed by the relational toll of Alzheimer’s. Its principles have already helped hundreds of families, and it can help yours, too.
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 0802494412
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Across America and around the world, the five love languages have revitalized relationships and saved marriages from the brink of disaster. Can they also help individuals, couples, and families cope with the devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)? Coauthors Chapman, Shaw, and Barr give a resounding yes. Their innovative application of the five love languages creates an entirely new way to touch the lives of the five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, as well as their fifteen million caregivers. At its heart, this book is about how love gently lifts a corner of dementia’s dark curtain to cultivate an emotional connection amid memory loss. This collaborative, groundbreaking work between a healthcare professional, caregiver, and relationship expert will: Provide an overview of the love languages and Alzheimer’s disease, correlate the love languages with the developments of the stages of AD, discuss how both the caregiver and care receiver can apply the love languages, address the challenges and stresses of the caregiver journey, offer personal stories and case studies about maintaining emotional intimacy amidst AD. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade is heartfelt and easy to apply, providing gentle, focused help for those feeling overwhelmed by the relational toll of Alzheimer’s. Its principles have already helped hundreds of families, and it can help yours, too.