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Compassion Fatigue & handling a loved ones illnessbooks

Below are the best books we could find on Compassion Fatigue and handling a loved ones illness.

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Alzheimer’s Through the Stages: A Caregiver’s Guide

How to stay strong, together―through all the stages of Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s books should help everyone involved through this incredibly difficult time. That’s why Alzheimer’s Through the Stages shows you what you can do for your loved one―and yourself―every step of the way.

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Mary Moller
2019
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Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One

Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you’re facing the daunting reality that you’re about to become a caregiver whether you planned for it or not, Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need.

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Jennifer L. FitzPatrick
2024
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Did I Remember to Tell You?: A Real-life Guidebook for Dementia Family Caregivers

While there is an abundance of information about dementia for family caregivers to learn symptoms, skills, do’s and don’ts, there is little to help them comprehend why it is so important to do everything differently than before this disease.

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Pam Kovacs Johnson
2020
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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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The Caregiver’s Guide to Cancer: Compassionate Advice for Caring for You and Your Loved One

Looking after someone with cancer can be complex, overwhelming, and emotionally draining all at once. As a caregiver, you may also overlook your own well-being while you focus on your loved one.

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Victoria Landes
2021
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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss

The 36-Hour Day is an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems.

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Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
2017
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias—101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion

No one should face Alzheimer’s or dementia alone. These 101 stories will provide support, advice, and comfort for caregivers and those living with Alzheimer’s. This collection of personal stories will support you through all the phases of your journey.

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Amy Newmark, Angela Timashenka Geiger
2014
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The Selfish Pig’s Guide to Caring

Hugh Marriott has written a humorous self-help manual that brings into the open everything the author wishes he’d been told when he first became a carer (aka caregiver), a job that is long, lonely, and difficult yet there is limited support and no formal training.

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Hugh Marriott
2009
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Speaking Dementia: Making Sense of It All

Frena Gray-Davidson has lived and worked with people with dementia for over 25 years. She is a best-selling author and is internationally recognized for her caregiver training workshops for professionals and families.

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Frena Gray-Davidson
2017
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An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family

A collection of essays from some of the country’s most accomplished writers, An Uncertain Inheritance offers both companionship and guidance to the people who find themselves caring for their intimates.

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Nell Casey (editor), Andrew Solomon (contributor), Julia Alvarez (contributor)
2008
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