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Dementia Caregiver's Practical Guide: Manage Stress, Avoid Burnout, Find Hope, and Build Resilience is an essential handbook for anyone navigating the complex journey of dementia caregiving. The author, drawing from years of personal experience and extensive research, provides listeners with a comprehensive guide full of insights, practical advice, and strategies to help them better understand and care for their loved ones.

Muchas personas conocen a un sobreviviente de cáncer, pero nadie podría decir que ha conocido a uno de Alzheimer... hasta ahora. En sus primeros dos libros el doctor Dale E. Bredesen compartió con sus lectores el revolucionario tratamiento quesigue cambiando vidas y que ha logrado revertir el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia. Ahora, en Los primeros sobrevivientes del Alzheimer son los pacientes de este programa quienes hablan de sus increíbles resultados y nos cuentan sus historias de éxito.

Early-onset dementia is a terrifying phrase. But if you’re here reading this, you need to know about it. Perhaps you’re here for yourself, or a loved one has recently been diagnosed. Either way, the first step of your journey is to remove the fear that comes along with this phrase and deepen your understanding so you know exactly what you’re facing and how best to navigate it.

Understanding non-verbal communication taught by a horse. Patricia Conoway has created a breakthrough guide to help caregivers connect with their loved ones suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. In this audiobook, Patricia describes her dual struggles with her mother's steady decline and persistent issues with care facilities while she's going through the slow process of learning her horse's body language.

Erase the effects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Too often the root cause of the disease is ignored. This book focuses on the root cause of and possible reversal of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Simon & Schuster has a great audiobook for every listener.

Quando a memória falha com frequência e a mente perde-se em meio a uma nebulosa teia de confusão, um possível diagnóstico para a Doença de Alzheimer passa a ser realidade. A saúde e a rotina do portador exigem atenção especial, sendo necessária uma rede de cuidado e convivência em torno dele. Este audiolivro vai apresentar as informações necessárias para você compreender a doença, suas possíveis causas e consequências, bem como tratamentos convencionais e alternativos para enfrentá-la da melhor maneira possível.

Bloomsbury presents The Mindful Caregiver, 2nd Edition by Nancy L. Kriseman, read by Jennifer Woodward The Mindful Caregiver was first published in 2014. Since then, the caregiving landscape has changed dramatically, creating cascading effects and increased challenges for caregivers. Caregivers are having to care for elders, who are now living into their 80’s and beyond, often with multiple health issues. Many caregivers are baby boomers, which as a generation is getting older and facing their own health problems.

Caring for a loved one with dementia comes with unique challenges sometimes at your own expense. You couldn't shake off the feeling any longer. You convince your loved one to get checked after showing multiple signs and symptoms. And as their doctor explains the results, the world around you slows down. Your feelings were correct - your loved one has dementia. And then reality hits: No one in your family has caregiving experience.

Cuida tu cerebro, protege tu memoria. ¿Cualquier pérdida de memoria es grave? ¿Se te olvida todo y crees que tienes Alzheimer? ¿Crees que tu ser querido podría tener una enfermedad neurodegenerativa? ¿Será que demencia y enfermedad de Alzheimer son lo mismo? ¿Hay manera de prevenir las enfermedades de la memoria? ¿Siempre dependen de un factor genético? ¿Qué debo tener en cuenta en el cuidado de un paciente con una enfermedad de este tipo?

Both a practical guide and a deeply personal memoir from a psychologist, neuroscientist, and end-of-life doula, Before I Lose My Own Mind helps dementia caregivers find ways to support their loved ones—while centering their own well-being.

In "Brain Health Action Plan," Dr. Teryn Clarke provides a comprehensive guide to safeguarding your brain health and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease through simple yet effective lifestyle changes. Drawing on years of expertise in neuroscience and patient care, Dr. Clarke presents practical strategies to take control of your cognitive vitality. From nutrition and exercise to stress management and sleep optimization, each chapter is packed with actionable advice backed by the latest scientific research.

When you imagined retirement, you never anticipated becoming the caregiver for a parent or loved one. What We Never Planned for in Retirement: Caregiving a Loved One with Dementia is about one family’s journey and the lessons learned along the way that may help you in your own caregiving journey.

Reversing Alzheimer's \ Revertir el Alzheimer (Spanish edition) has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Rooted in both professional experience and personal empathy, Holistic Dementia Caregiving empowers caregivers to build deeper connections, manage difficult behaviors, and preserve dignity through every stage of dementia.

Navigating Life with Dementia thoroughly covers the complexities of the dementias, the establishment of a diagnosis, what to expect throughout the stages of disease, and how to best anticipate and manage common problems.

Caregivers know the stress and emotional turmoil of caring for loved ones with dementia. What if you could manage that stress while strengthening your caregiving relationships? A Caregiver’s Well-Being teaches you how to thrive, not just survive, by blending proven psychological coping principles, practical dementia caregiving skills, and the authors’ personal experiences of caring for a loved one living with dementia.

My Father Is My Little Boy is a heartfelt journal of the author’s experiences with her father during his last years with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Recording visits with Papi, the author documents the events of the day… in real time. Since the author is Nuyorican (New York City born and raised Puerto Rican), these meaningful memories are spoken and shared in a bilingual and bicultural style (always with English translation) to culminate in a powerful book that invites listeners into a tender, sometimes funny, sometimes difficult but honest account of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s.

Broeder Joep vertelt eerlijke, ontroerende en grappige verhalen uit de ouderenzorg. Joep van Poorten werkt als verzorgende in een verpleeghuis in Eindhoven, met (veelal) bewoners met dementie. Op Instagram en TikTok laat hij zien dat de zorg veel meer is dan alleen maar billen wassen. En dat slaat dankzij zijn humor, likeability en gouden (zorg)hart enorm aan. In dit boek neemt Joep de luisteraar mee de afdeling op en zijn leven in. Kijk mee over zijn schouder en ontdek hoe bijzonder, aangrijpend en soms zwaar, maar ook leuk en grappig werken in de zorg kan zijn.

Welcome to the ultimate guidebook for improving your brain health and avoiding cognitive impairment and cognitive decline! This guidebook is your key to discovering everything you need to know about your brain. You'll learn about its anatomy, functions, and structures responsible for higher faculties of the mind. You'll also uncover why memory is called the mother of all wisdom and the four changes the brain undergoes as we age.