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Author
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"It's a ballsy move to look in the face of cancer and say, "I'm gonna kick your ass!" Yet Dena Mendes did just that, and now she'll tell you how to do the same thing! This book is a crash course in learning how to be your own advocate. Empower yourself by using your intuition and newfound knowledge, and you'll come through this difficult yet amazing health-awakening opportunity with flying colors. With this step-by-step guide at your side, your journey...
Author
Publisher
RobbWorks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had Parkinson's disease for many years, or you are younger or older, the lessons that Karl Robb offers in this book will apply to your situation. A culmination of over twenty years of personal experience, in A Soft Voice in a Noisy World Karl Robb provides an assortment of tips and suggestions that have made a difference in his life and benefitted him in his personal struggle with PD. This guide shows how one...
8) Philadelphia
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A young Philadelphia lawyer with AIDS is the victim of irrational fear of the disease and fights back in the courts where even his own attorney is phobic.
10) Miracle cure
Author
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2011, c1991
Language
English
Description
When Dr. Bruce Grey and Dr. Harvey Riker find a cure for AIDS, two young lovers, popular TV journalist Sara Lowell, and Knicks star Michael Silverman, find themselves inextricably caught up in the political double dealings involved in the discovery.
Author
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Finding the connection with a loved one afflicted with dementia is a challenge millions of people face: One in ten Americans has a family member with Alzheimer's, and one in three knows someone with the disease. This book offers care partners practical, hands-on ideas for meaningful, creative activities they can do with their patients, family members, or friends who have dementia. It also includes creative tips for busy care partners, offering quick...
13) Dignity for deeply forgetful people: how caregivers can meet the challenges of Alzheimer's disease
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A new ethics guideline for caregivers of "deeply forgetful people" and a program on how to communicate and connect based on 30 years of community dialogues through Alzheimer's organizations across the globe"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw, and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journey of the person who lives with the condition and that of their loved ones. Diagnosed with dementia, Nicci Gerrard's father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author,...
Author
Series
The Brown sisters volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Integrating the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it, this guide is designed to support the caregivers and help them develop and sustain a loving family relationship between themselves and the person with dementia."-- back cover.
Author
Publisher
Tami Anastasia
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Essential Strategies For The Dementia Caregiver offers a fresh and practical approach to the challenges faced by wives, husbands, and adult children who care for loved ones with dementia. Using the 4 D's of Dementia Care - detach, document, diffuse, distract - caregivers can find solutions for behaviors ranging from shadowing to wandering to medication refusal. The PACE model emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the caregiver's well-being while...
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