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2023.
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"The creator of the MIND diet, which is backed by scientists, doctors and organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association and AARP, offers this practical, day-by-day guide to eating for weight loss, vitality and a lifetime of optimal cognitive function"--
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When 84-year-old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a secret she’s held onto all these years could be the key to unlocking what happened to her friend before the girl is forgotten forever.
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[2021]
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English
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Maud is convinced something horrible happened to her best friend, Elizabeth, but in her search discovers it may be entwined with another disappearance from her childhood. The answers seem within her grasp, but the onset of dementia keeps pulling them through her fingers.
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[2018]
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English
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A memoir by a former British National Heath Service employee and single parent describes her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world.
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"Freddy leads a life of little responsibility, following his own meandering path. His only real attachment is to his memory-challenged grandmother, whose nursing home he regularly visits. His far-flung sisters may belittle his artistic ambitions, and his grandmother only occasionally knows who he is, but he can go with the flow. When another nursing home resident is murdered, though, Freddy panics. He can't take care of his grandmother alone, and...
28) Remember
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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A suspense-filled story of Zev, an Auschwitz survivor who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some seventy years ago; is living in America under an assumed identity. With the aid of a friend, Zev sets out on a gripping journey that tests both his will and his fading memory as it brings him closer to the retribution he seeks.
29) Help (2021)
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2021.
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English
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When Sarah starts a job in a nursing home, to her surprise she is really good at it. She's a natural with the residents, and begins to form a special bond with Tony, a younger resident who has early onset dementia. The home is chronically underfunded and when the Covid pandemic hits, it suffers from understaffing, sickness and heart-breaking losses.
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"It’s 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different. Shy and awkward, she has trouble fitting in at her new school, she’s still reeling from her parents’ divorce, and her grandmother Katherine’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse. So when Gracie finds a blank journal in Katherine’s vanity drawer, she begins writing stories about herself--a more popular version of herself, that is....
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[2017]
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English
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Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with chronic disease experts Toni Bernhard, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky's landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you'll love Sawatsky's life-changing book.
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©2014.
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English
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"I Care is a comprehensive book that offers a greater understanding of how to manage the difficulties of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias ..."--Cover.
"I Care covers: Minimizing the care partner's fears, frustrations, and stress ; Managing changes in communication, memory loss and behavior using best care techniques ; Making the home safe and supportive ; Understanding changes in brain function ; Addressing financial and legal issues ; and...
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This guide, titled "Unraveling Alzheimer's: A Comprehensive Guide," delves into the complexities of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia. From its definition and history to its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and future research, this book provides a thorough understanding of this debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. It explores the risk factors and stages of Alzheimer's disease, as well as the symptoms and...
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Hay muchos libros que hablan sobre el Alzheimer. Y es por ello por lo que ya disponemos de mucha información, tanto sobre este tema como sobre la manera de afrontar esta enfermedad. Reflexioné bastante al respecto y llegué a la conclusión de que, a pesar de ello, seguía queriendo escribir este libro porque creo que mi visión y mi experiencia pueden aportar algo más acerca de este tema.
En este libro quiero reflejar mi manera de vivir, afrontar,...
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Forgotten Faces: Family Caregiver Voices takes readers directly into the homelives of actual caregivers to cognitively impaired family members.
This captivating nonfiction narrative rotates through the entire caregiving journeys of "Fred," "Janice," "Alice," and "Yvonne," whose wife, second husband, mother, and grandfather were, diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia.
Dr. Tiller's personal and professional commentary compliments their earnest firsthand...
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As a Memory Care Director, Keith Galas has spent close to 20 years helping families work through the often heart-wrenching questions generated by a loved one's diagnosis with dementia. What do I do now? Who will take care of Mom? How much will it cost for her care? How can I keep her safe? In Parental Dementia: A Guide Through All the Difficult Questions, he guides your family through the uncertainty and anguish that accompanies a dementia or Alzheimer's...
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A follow up to "Activities 101 for the Family Caregiver - Parkinson's Disease," our latest book for caregivers of those with Parkinson's disease is a unique, one-of-a-kind book that blends information on leisure and daily living activities. "Activities for the Family Caregiver - Parkinson's Disease: How to Engage / How to Live" offers information and insight to enhance quality of life through improved social interactions as well as activities of daily...
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Este nuevo libro recoge la riqueza de mi reflexión como cuidadora ya que he tenido tiempo para pensar, analizar, profundizar, compartir y darle un mayor sentido a los diferentes temas que trato, que son fruto de haber reposado el tiempo suficiente, como sucede con un buen vino.
La finalidad de mi relato es que el lector cuente con recursos que le ayuden a avanzar en este camino tempestuoso de cuidar a una persona de estas características que, de...
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Samuel Valenti was an unpretentious, humble man who required very little in life to make him happy. He grew up during the Great Depression, working on the family farm in New Jersey, growing tomatoes to sell to Campbell Soup Company. Seeing the Hindenburg fly over his farm, receiving visits to the farm from his cousin, Anne Bancroft, and serving his country in World War II were a few of the highlights of his young adult life that he spoke of often....
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Approximately 5.8 million people in the US currently have Alzheimer's disease. Another case is diagnosed every sixty-five seconds.*
If you consider those numbers to be staggering, consider these:
• The population of Los Angeles is less than four million.
• More than sixteen million family members and friends provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.**
• The number of Alzheimer cases...
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