I have written this book for the benefit of caregivers, personal and professional, full-time and occasional who would like to find a way to communicate more effectively with people who have Alzheimer's Disease. If you can understand what makes a person tick, why he does the things he does, you can often find ways to reach him. Two keys to this understanding are knowing who he was before the disease, and being able to go where he is now. This book offers practical skills for anyone who encounters folks with Alzheimer's -- police, clergy, nursing home staff, families, etc.
I have written this book for the benefit of caregivers, personal and professional, full-time and occasional who would like to find a way to communicat...
Over an eleven year span, I wrote letters to my sisters describing the experience of caring for my Mother who had Alzheimer's Disease. These letters served as a journal describing what it was like living with this disease for both Mom and myself. I start with a brief background on Mom's early life and then the letters begin, covering her time living in my home, in a nursing home, and her death.
Over an eleven year span, I wrote letters to my sisters describing the experience of caring for my Mother who had Alzheimer's Disease. These letters s...
