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Before the Diagnosis: Stories of Life and Love Before Dementia By Gincy Heins On the surface, Before the Diagnosis: Stories of Life and Love Before Dementia is an anthology of 36 essays about people before they had dementia but it is so much more. Each story was written by a family member and tells about [...]
Are you a professional responsible for distributing resources related to Alzheimer’s Disease or other types of dementia? Do you maintain an information packet that you deploy for those newly diagnosed or simply in need of direction? Would you like it to be easier to promote Memory Cafe benefits? If so, congratulations! You might be in [...]
My Life Rearranged: Musings of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver By Susan G. Miller “Sooner or later, caregiving will touch us all. No one is exempt. A family member, loved one, or friend becomes ill and we step into help, consciously or unconsciously, assuming the role of caregiver.” Imagine coming home from the store and laying your [...]
In Search of Rainbows: A Daughter’s Story of Loss, Hope, and Redemption By Susan Landeis There are no Perfect Families At some point in our lives, many of us will find ourselves caring for a loved one. Now that the elderly are living longer, and more people are living with chronic illness, the number of [...]
My Name is Thelma, But I Don’t Know Who I Am By Jan Malone A Dementia Caregiver’s Resource Guide and Workbook Jan Malone’s book, “My Name is Thelma, But I Don’t Know Who I Am” is a Dementia Caregiver’s Resource and Workbook. But it is much more! It is as much of a historical [...]
There is nearly an unlimited number of dementia caregiving books on the market today. How do you determine which ones are right for you? Here is a collection of nine outstanding dementia caregiving books, along with a bit of background on each. They are as valuable as they are varied. Finding the Light in [...]
The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home By Judy Cornish I’m always struck by how many books about dementia and Alzheimer’s are written by medical professionals. This in spite of the fact that most dementia care is provided by people like you and me — people doing their best to walk the [...]
The Lost Kitchen: Reflections and Recipes from an Alzheimer’s Caregiver By Miriam Green Reflections from Israel I live in Beer Sheva, Israel, in the Negev Desert, a small city of about 220,000. My immediate community consists mostly of other English speakers. I am always proud to say that we practice Abraham’s Hospitality here, inviting into [...]
H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead By Carol B. Amos, CDS My Caregiving Experience H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead is a guide for Alzheimer’s caregivers. When my mother, Elizabeth Boyd began experiencing memory loss in 2003, I began [...]
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