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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 362.19683 EAN: 9780826514806 ISBN: 0826514804 Label: Vanderbilt University Press Manufacturer: Vanderbilt University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: June 10, 2005 Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press Studio: Vanderbilt University Press Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating: - Excellent!!!If I could only buy one book to help me get through a family member's dementia this would be it. I have read it, underlined it, quoted it and used it. It is a source of information and comfort. This is a must buy!! Rating: - Wonderful resource for family membersThis book is absolutely wonderful. Other books on caregiving were too clinical. This book is like having a wonderful conversation with friends who have been through what you are experiencing. The book offers the perspectives of many different caregivers which was very helpful because the nature of the dementia differs for many people. There were helpful tips and suggestions and words of advice from caregivers and this was presented in short easy to digest segments. Rating: - Great Book on Care Giving and DementiaThis book is one of the best books on caregiving and dementia. It gives real life stories and situations that one can really relate to. The authors have done a great job. Each chapter is about a different issue in the life and path of the person with dementia as well as ones about the caregivers. You will see so much of yourself and the person you caregive for in these pages. I gained further insight into what to do in many situations I have encountered as a caregiver. Good stuff and highly ... Read More Rating:  - A great relief to find this bookI am a caregiver to my 90yr old blind mother who suffers from vascular dementia as well. This book was written by other caregivers with information , questions and answers that can only be appreciated by those who care with someone with this type of illness. The book covers many types of dementia, whether it be Alzheimers, vascular or others. What is really important is that the book encourages the caregiver to take care of themselves if they are to be able to take care of their patient. Rating: - Extremely thoughtful and valuable resourceI find this book to be a very loving and thoughtful account of the stories of caregivers of loved-ones with Dimentia. It has practical advise on how to cope, where to go for support and even a some comical moments told with the utmost of respect! I would recommend this book to anyone who is a caregiver or knows someone who is. It seems we all know someone with this disease. 
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