Explores, through personal accounts and vignettes, the moments of humour that unexpectedly pop up during the caregiving of people suffering from Alzheimer's and related dementia. This book brings the courageous experiences of care providers and relatives to life as they encounter the challenges of dealing with these seriously afflicted patients.
Aimed at patients and caregivers this volume provides clear advice on understanding and dealing with stress and difficult patient behaviors. It covers such topics as heredity's role in alcohol and drug dependency, marital troubles, psychiatric problems common among the elderly, stress management, and emotional illness versus mental illness.
And We Fly Away is the story of the final years and death of the author's wife. Ashford's own emergence from sorrow is marked by the conviction that death is not the end, but a marvelous beginning. Ashford tells his story in spare, poetic prose and includes a "mini-anthology" of helpful quotations from scripture and literature.
Just Love Me reveals the thoughts and emotions of a woman struggling with a life suddenly unmanageable. Hospitalizations, suicide attempts, and finally an arduous search for an accurate diagnosis. By looking at the youthful, vital, and attractive woman before them, for years doctors never suspected the culprit to be Alzheimer's Disease. It was, ......
This workbook provides teens and professionals with guidance on adolescent depression. Counsellors can use it in their work with teens, who can use te surveys, checklists and activities to recognize depression in themselves, learn how they can feel better and build a safety plan.
Living with a terminal illness is a challenge. This brief book addresses issues that one faces in such a situation. From the time of diagnosis through the end of treatments, and life beyond treatments, it suggests ways readers can cope with the emotions, spiritual questions, and practical matters associated with such a diagnosis.
A Practical Guide for People with Life-Challenging Diseases and their Carers
How do you cope with a life-challenging disease? How you do respond can have a profound effect on the physical course of the illness. There is a healing power in hope, and a destructive power in despair. Attitude matters. Some people seem to be ''naturally'' better at creating the right attitude, but we can all learn to improve our coping skills. ......
Written by a practising architect and gerontologist, this text explains how to create a home environment that will help coping with the many difficulties associated with Alzheimer's. The text is divided into two parts. The first of which deals with interior and exterior spaces individually, providing information on how to ensure that the ......
