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How Dementia Changes Families

By Alex Witchel — 2013

When my mom developed dementia, my dad tried to deny it and I tried to fix it. We both failed.

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Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It’s not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage on-going stress and grief.

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Pauline Boss
2011
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No Saints around Here: A Caregiver’s Days

When we promise “in sickness and in health,” it may be a mercy that we don’t know exactly what lies ahead. Forcing food on an increasingly recalcitrant spouse. Brushing his teeth. Watching someone you love more than ever slip away day by day.

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Susan Allen Toth
2024
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How Erica and Spencer Shemwell Blended Their Big Families | The Blended Bunch

Erica and Spencer Shemwell have formed a new modern big family with their 11 kids—but blending two families isn’t always easy!

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2021
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