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Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows
Penguin Group US 2010; US$ 16.95" Ten Thousand Sorrows & Ten Thousand Joys offers a vision of lives well-led, and of love in the thick of crisis and loss. Beyond inspiring."-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence "This beautiful book is unlike any other personal account of living with Alzheimer's disease that I have ever read . . . it offers patients and families... more...
The Alzheimer's Action Plan
St. Martin's Press 2008; US$ 18.99Is it really Alzheimer?s? How to find out and intervene early to maintain the highest quality of life ?Most of us will either get Alzheimer?s or care for a loved one who has. This action plan can empower you to make a difference.?---Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. What would you do if your mother was having memory problems? Alzheimer?s is a disease... more...
Alzheimer's Early Stages
Hunter House 2011; US$ 15.95This edition includes the latest information on Alzheimer’s risk factors, treatments, and prevention, as well as a new chapter, Voices of Experience,” composed of reflections by family members. It also provides information about new drugs approved since 1999 and the federal government’s decision to cover counseling and other... more...
Alzheimer's Disease
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 45.00First described by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer in 1906, Alzheimer's disease is a terminal and degenerative form of dementia. Sadly, over a century later, there is still no known cure. Over five million Americans have Alzheimer's; by 2050, Alzheimer's is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people globally. more...
Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words
Beacon Press 2011; US$ 24.95From the author of the much-loved memoir Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved comes an engaging and inspiring account of a daughter who must face her mother?s premature decline. In Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouley strips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare the toothed and tough reality of caring... more...
The Thousand Mile Stare
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2010; US$ 22.00Gary Reiswig tells a family history like no other. Written with strength and passion, The Thousand Mile Stare confronts a dread shared by families everywhere." DAVA SOBEL, New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter, Longitude, and The Planets When most members of the Reiswig family reach their 40's, they develop "the... more...
Dementia
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 84.95Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management - A Functional Approach is a comprehensive description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with dementia. While very practical, the information is embedded in a scientific context of the causes, neuropsychological manifestations, and complications of dementia. The management... more...
Voices Of Alzheimer's
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 14.95A compassionate collection of quotes and encouragement from Alzheimer's patients and those closest to them more...
Understanding Behaviour in Dementia that Challenges
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 27.95The author describes the different categories and causes of challenging behaviour in people with dementia, and provides tried-and-tested models which aid identification, assessment and treatment. A thorough evaluation of the use of psychotropic medication is provided, as well as of a wide range of psychological and biopsychosocial interventions. more...
Jan's Story
Behler Publications, LLC 2010; US$ 13.95CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen tells the tender story of his wife's battle with Early Onset Alzheimer's. more...









