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Handling a Loved One’s Illness & dementiabooks

Below are the best books we could find on Handling a Loved One’s Illness and dementia.

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Walks through Heaven with Dad: A Young Man’s Experience with Lewy Body Dementia

Daniel Woytowich’s father was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia while he was still in college. This memoir tells the story of the diagnosis of, acceptance of, and journey through the terrible illness that is dementia.

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Daniel John Woytowich
2015
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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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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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The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home

Providing dementia care is profoundly stressful for families and caregivers. People with dementia or Alzheimer’s experience emotional distress, which leads to behavioral complications and the need for institutional care.

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Judy Cornish
2017
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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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The Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver’s Handbook: What to Remember When They Forget

When a loved one shows signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you will face challenges for which you feel ill-prepared.

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Dr. Sally Willard Burbank, Sue Pace Bell
2018
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The Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One

When caring for someone with dementia, your own mental stability can be the single most critical factor in your loved one’s quality of life. The Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia brings practical and comprehensive guidance to understanding the illness, caring for someone, and caring for yourself.

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Gail Weatherill
2020
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When Reasoning No Longer Works: A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care

Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.

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Angel Smits
2024
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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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