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Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

Author: Elizabeth Tierney
ISBN: 9781904887720
Format: Paperback
$30.80 $36.23

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Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

Author: Elizabeth Tierney
ISBN: 9781904887881
Format: Hardback
$37.00 $43.49

Diagnosed with dementia in 1997, my husband, Jim, lived at home during his illness and died there in January 2006. I wish this story were fiction, but it is not. Dignifying Dementia is both a love story and an attempt to reach out...

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Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief

Author: Pauline G. Boss
ISBN: 9781118002292
Format: Paperback
$20.20 $22.95

Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of...

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Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Author: Virginia S. Cowen
ISBN: 9781848190498
Format: Paperback
$22.85 $25.95

Massage techniques are widely and effectively used in treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to address sensory issues, motor problems and touch receptivity. This title explains how massage works, how the body senses touch,...

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Keeping Mum: Caring for Someone with Dementia

Keeping Mum: Caring for Someone with Dementia

Author: Marianne Talbot
ISBN: 9781848502918
Format: Paperback
$20.65 $24.27

Includes plenty of practical tips for caring for someone with dementia and on staying sane whilst doing so, a resources and useful contacts section and author's reflections on caring from a distance, and on when caring comes to an...

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The Caregiver's Tao Te Ching: Compassionate Caring for Your Loved Ones and Yourself

The Caregiver's Tao Te Ching: Compassionate Caring for Your Loved Ones and Yourself

Author: William Martin ,  Nancy Martin
ISBN: 9781577318880
Format: Paperback
$17.30 $20.33

Those who care for the ailing, whether helping someone recover, grapple with a long-term disability, or face a terminal illness, often feel alone, overwhelmed, exhausted. William and Nancy Martin have worked as counselors, hospice...

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A Carer's Odyssey: Life as Mother, Wife, Carer

A Carer's Odyssey: Life as Mother, Wife, Carer

Author: Anna Chan
ISBN: 9781848765733
Format: Paperback
$18.35 $21.57

This is an extraordinary journey.

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Sammy, I Love You

Sammy, I Love You

Author: Sally Nielsen
ISBN: 9781742379746
Format: Hardback
$21.25 $24.99

As seen on ABC TVs Australian Story,Sally Nielsenis a wedding planner, whose own wedding plans were turned upside down when her fiance suffered a catastrophic stroke, leaving him completely dependent on her and his family for all...

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'What are You Thinking of, Dad?'

'What are You Thinking of, Dad?'

Author: Nick Wisbey
ISBN: 9781848764811
Format: Paperback
$20.65 $24.27

A heart-rending, honest account of the effect a stroke can have on family life.

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The Caregivers Guide to Lewy Body Dementia

The Caregivers Guide to Lewy Body Dementia

Author: Helen Buell Whitworth ,  James A. Whitworth
ISBN: 9781932603934
Format: Paperback
$26.35 $29.95

Although Lewy Body Dementia is the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly, it is not well known or understood and is often confused with Alzheimer's Disease or Parkinson's. Co-published with the Lewy Body...

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Facing Death And Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying

Facing Death And Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying

Author: Christine Longaker
ISBN: 9781448108268
Format: Undefined
$16.75 $19.71

Deals with the subject of death and dying. This book is based on the author's own personal experiences, her study and work with Sogyal Rinpoche and on the workshops she now holds all over Europe and the USA.

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Caring: The Essential Guide

Caring: The Essential Guide

Author: Lorena Tonarelli
ISBN: 9781861441027
Format: Paperback
$22.95 $26.97

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When I Married My Mother

When I Married My Mother

Author: Jo Arden Maeder
ISBN: 9780306818646
Format: Paperback
$18.55 $21.78

A former DJ's hilarious, moving story of giving up her fast-paced, youth-obsessed life to move to the Bible Belt and care for her ailing, eccentric mother

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The Diabetes Manifesto: Action to Take, Principles to Live by

The Diabetes Manifesto: Action to Take, Principles to Live by

Author: Lynn Crowe ,  Julie Stachowiak
ISBN: 9781932603941
Format: Paperback
$26.35 $29.95

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Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability

Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability

Author: Marty Richards
ISBN: 9781594732867
Format: Paperback
$21.00 $24.67

Rebalancing the prescribed roles in challenging caregiving situations so all involved are supported.

New in Paperback!

The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail, physically or mentally...

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Caregiver's Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can't

Caregiver's Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can't

Author: Viki Kind
ISBN: 9781608320417
Format: Paperback
$18.45 $21.71

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A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss

A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss

Author: Laura Wayman
ISBN: 9781421400341
Format: Paperback
$20.20 $22.95

Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Many care providers have little or no training in meeting the challenges of dementia, however. This book shows them how to...

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The Accidental Carer: 100 Tips for Meeting the Challenges When Caring for a Stroke Survivor

The Accidental Carer: 100 Tips for Meeting the Challenges When Caring for a Stroke Survivor

Author: Nicole Banerji
ISBN: 9781848762114
Format: Paperback
$20.65 $24.27

Covering a wide variety of topics, this helpful book takes the reader on a journey through the challenges faced when someone suddenly and unexpectedly becomes a carer for an adult.

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Lessons from a Caregiver

Lessons from a Caregiver

Author: Laurel A. Wicks
ISBN: 9781423605539
Format: Paperback
$20.65 $24.27

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100 Questions and Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer

100 Questions and Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer

Author: Susannah Rose ,  Richard Hara
ISBN: 9780763762575
Format: Paperback
$24.65 $28.00

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Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being

Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being

Author: Oliver James
ISBN: 9780091901813
Format: Paperback
$29.75 $35.00

Dementia is a little understood and incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. This book outlines the SPECAL method (Specialized Early Care for Alzheimer's) for managing...

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Septuagesima Lectures: Delivered in the Church of All Saints, Margaret Street 1877 (1877)

Septuagesima Lectures: Delivered in the Church of All Saints, Margaret Street 1877 (1877)

Author: Arthur Rawson Ashwell
ISBN: 9781166935047
Format: Paperback
$18.75 $22.01

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is...

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The Last of the Old Squires: A Sketch (1861)

The Last of the Old Squires: A Sketch (1861)

Author: Cedric Oldacre ,  John Wood Warter
ISBN: 9781167207204
Format: Paperback
$26.60 $31.31

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is...

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