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Coping with Dementia: Alzheimer's Roadmap

By: Laura Town, Karen Hoffman
Narrated by: Sam Clapp
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Caregiving is the most stressful job in the world, but you are not alone. Despite the fact that millions are caregivers, it is still hard to get the emotional support you need. Listen to this audiobook and follow the simple checklists to learn how to:

  • Cope with a diagnosis of dementia and prepare emotionally for the changes that will follow.
  • Avoid caregiver burnout with strategies for maintaining emotional health.
  • Identify risk factors and prevent or treat anxiety, depression, stress, anger, frustration, guilt, and other emotional effects of caregiving
  • Effectively communicate with loved ones who have dementia.
  • Tailor your caregiving strategies to your loved ones emotional needs.

If you have been diagnosed with dementia or are providing care to someone with dementia, you are not alone, although you often may feel that way when confronting this terrible illness. Don’t give up hope. Use the checklists in Coping with Dementia to protect yourself from the emotional effects of dealing with dementia and maintain your personal well-being in spite of everything.

About the authors

Laura Town is a professional medical writer, but more importantly, is a caregiver to her father who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 62. Laura is former President of the Indiana chapter of the American Medical Writers Association and has been published by Pearson Education, and John Wiley and Sons.

Karen Hoffman, PhD, has received fellowships from the PhRMA Foundation and the American Heart Association, respectively. She has published research in the American Journal of Pathology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

©2019 Omega Press (P)2019 Laura Town
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A must-read for all family members. What may seem absolutely obvious to you is not even considered by a sibling. This book brings it all together in one book.

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I have found it very useful in understanding certain situations. I care for someone with Alzheimer's and every day brings something new. I have used this book to look up the symptoms and the explanation.

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There are so many things in this book that will help you make it through each day you have to deal with patients that are dealing with this disease. Each day is a real test to your ability to deal with the daily challenges.

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I just finished it. I am not much for reading but this is well worth your time if you are dealing with someone who has Alzheimer's.

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I have not yet completed this book. I'm about halfway through it and I'm listening to it on audible. I think it provides solid, useful, and practical advice for anyone who is caring for someone with memory trouble.

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Good Research

This book goes through all the stages of this condition. It helps with how to deal with it. Highly recommended it,

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I got this for my sister-in-law who is having a hard time understanding Dementia and the changes in her life now that my brother is in a nursing home. It helps her understand that it is the illness doing the talking and actions.

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Anyone dealing with dementia in a parent (friend, relative), this is a fantastic book! No, you are not crazy and this book helps you feel like you are not alone.

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This book is the bible for caregivers of people with dementia/Alzheimer's Disease. I buy these in memory of my dad and give them to anyone I know who has a family member with this disease.

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Great for changing the way I was looking at my situation as a husband/caregiver. Recommended!

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