Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Have you seen anyone with dementia in your community or family? Does it bother you? Do you want to know about it and looking for answers?
If the answer to the questions above is YES, then this book is for you.
Dementia is a slow & upcoming epidemic that can be a pandemic in the long run. And, the truth is, there is no cure, and none coming soon. Whether a person has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, they all come across similar problems...
Author
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and expert on neuroscience, memory, Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, The Small Guide to Alzheimer's Disease provides a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, and related disorders - along with the latest treatment solutions from conventional and alternative therapies to new scientific discoveries, lifestyle changes and interventions.
Alheimer's Disease and related dementia illnesses are among...
Author
Language
English
Description
The cookbook for cognitive health-with 135 tasty dishes to help you boost brainpower and avoid harmful ingredients.
Packed with dishes that are not only tasty but also help improve memory, concentration, and mental acuity, this handy cookbook makes following the MIND Diet a snap. The 135 easy-to-make recipes provide a mouth-watering way to keep one's mind sharp by eating the right foods while avoiding brain-harming ones.
The wide range of recipes...
Author
Language
English
Description
Nicole J. Smith was blindsided by her mother's post-pandemic mental decline. A year later, after a neurological exam and follow-up, her mother was officially diagnosed: she had Alzheimer's. As the denial and drama escalated, Nicole and her Aunt Nancy created a transcontinental plan to find their loved one a safe, secure senior residence. From a daughter's point of view, Nicole tells their story of shock, research, worry, discovery, and ultimate success....
125) Navigating Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease, a Comprehensive Guide From Diagnosis to Treat
Author
Language
English
Description
In "Navigating Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease: A Caregiver's Guide," we delve deep into the intricacies of these conditions, offering invaluable insights and strategies tailored specifically for caregivers and those directly affected. Pain may be thrice as prevalent, but so too is our dedication to providing actionable solutions to alleviate suffering and foster a sense of empowerment.Within these pages, you'll discover:Comprehensive Understanding:...
Author
Language
English
Description
Me Where I Am provides knowledge and essential tools to lovingly, confidently and, above all, successfully care for those who live with Alzheimer's and related dementias. Over 5 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease. Along with them, 15 million unpaid caregivers seek knowledge and resources to assist them in the journey. The unique care principles found in Meet Me Where I Am help mitigate depression, decrease anxiety, and allow...
Author
Language
English
Description
If you are caring for or supporting a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia you know that is not an easy journey. This book will give you practical advice mixed with spiritual wisdom and counsel gained from personal experience. The authors, Jim Henry and Deb Terry, have personally walked through the loss of a spouse and a parent to this disease. From their experiences they will help you through 18 Central Questions that you will undoubtably face...
128) Beautiful Flowers
Author
Language
English
Description
Flower Picture Book With no Text for Adults and Seniors
A picture book which will encourage meaningful conversations and which will provide joy for people witch experience cognitive loss.
This picture books series are extremely popular as conversation starters for people with Dementia, and are just as suitable for people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and Cognitive loss due to brain injuries / stroke
The 50 high quality, carefully curated...
Author
Language
English
Description
"What do you do with a diagnosis of dementia? And especially younger-onset dementia? Kate Swaffer responds with love, life and torrents of words. Some of the words show loneliness and fear, exclusion, apprehension. But her strong theme is how to be a vigorous involved participant in the world of light, gardens, cats and, above all, people. Her poems affirm 'believe you can when others say you can't'. And on behalf of people with dementia, 'we are...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Il n'existe pas de publication qui rassemble les points de vue scientifiques et critiques sur les centres d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD, au Québec) et les établissements d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes (EHPAD, en France). Pourtant, ces organisations sont depuis longtemps l'objet de vives critiques, notamment dans les médias, à cause du manque de main-d'oeuvre, de services déficients aux résidents ou de...
Author
Language
English
Description
Approximately six million people have some form of dementia in North America, and they each have an average of five care partners. This number is growing each year and will continue to grow until a cure is found. There are books that are very clinical and books that are fictional, but 'Dementia in the Family' provides clinical information in lay terms within a true story of how dementia affects not just the person with the disease, but everyone around...
Author
Language
English
Description
An illuminating biography of "the plague of the twenty-first century" and scientists' efforts to understand and, they hope, prevent it, The End of Memory is a book for those who want to find out the true story behind an affliction that courses through families and wreaks havoc on the lives of millions.
It is a wicked disease that robs its victims of their memories, their ability to think clearly, and ultimately their lives. For centuries, those afflicted...
Author
Language
English
Description
Roll out the red carpet of success for you, the one you care for and any who join your circle of care. It doesn't matter when or where the story happened; when you're telling it, you will "go there." If your time is spent telling a great story, it's a great way to spend time, anytime. This book empowers professional or family caregivers of those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Tryn Rose Seley shares her caregiving strategies that lead her and...
135) 50 Ways to Stimulate Your Brain: Simple Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy and Strong for a Lifetime
Author
Language
English
Description
What is the one possession, that if you lost it today, would destroy your life and the lives of those around you?
This very possession is often taken for granted and many people do not know how easy it is to protect it. It's your brain. Current trends are showing that Alzheimer's disease will soon be a pandemic if prevention does not become your primary focus.
In 50 Ways To Stimulate Your Brain, you will learn easy to follow tips helping you keep...
Author
Language
English
Description
This award-winning book guides families and professionals who are making decisions for those with varying degrees of mental capacity. (New 2nd edition includes 40 bonus pages from The Caregiver's Path Workbook.) Viki adaptable system for making choices comes as much from her heart as from her extensive experience as a bioethicist. KindEthics.com
About the book:
You know how difficult-even heartbreaking-it can be to make decisions for someone with...
Author
Language
English
Description
What if the dreaded world of Alzheimer's was also a world of emotional discovery? Eugenia Zukerman's poetry and simple prose, both heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational, ushers the reader into her world as she unflinchingly examines familial loyalties, moments from her past and present, and the need to face an uncertain future due to the diagnosis of a condition that she truly hopes "will remain unnamed."
Flutist, writer, artistic director...
Author
Language
English
Description
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THREE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING BOOKS: DR. COLBERT'S KETO ZONE DIET, THE SEVEN PILLARS OF HEALTH, AND DR. COLBERT'S "I CAN DO THIS" DIET
The key ingredient to fighting memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer's isn't in prescriptions or unnatural treatments. It's in a healthy, gut-friendly diet!
This book will give you insight about the science behind the brain-gut connection so you can make wise and healthy diet choices....
139) They Walk Alone
Author
Language
English
Description
It is pure torture to watch a loved one slowly lose everything and know there is nothing that can be done for them.
It is so important to reassure your loved ones during the early stages of this disease. The more worked up they get, the more inept and useless they feel. Nobody should feel this way, especially those in the early stages of dementia. It's not easy to be patient under normal circumstances. It's even harder the fifteenth time you're looking...
Author
Language
English
Description
A searingly honest, inspirational memoir of how dementia changed a family in ways they could never have imagined "Looking for Lionel is a personal story. It is a story of how dementia crept into my family unannounced and left us struggling to hold on to a life that appeared to be slipping away from us like a balloon slipping out of a child's hand. It is a story of fear and courage, shame and pride, sorrow and joy. It is a story of paradox, where the...
Borrow from another library
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Darien Library can be requested from other libraries via our interlibrary loan system (ILL).