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Author : Gloria G. Barsamian
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents written by Gloria G. Barsamian and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gloria G. Barsamian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031336012X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents written by Gloria G. Barsamian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a practical exploration of one of today's most complex and challenging issues—the care of an elderly parent—with an innovative approach that emphasizes how rewarding the caregiver/care-receiver relationship can be. For anyone facing this often overwhelming situation, Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents: Bread of Angels offers a wealth of insights from experienced caregivers, extraordinary personal stories, and most importantly, reassurance and support. It is a refreshing new vision of the positive potential for caregiving and the rewards that come with evolving relationships between adult children and their parents. Gloria G. Barsamian's remarkably perceptive new volume dispels the myth that caretaking is a thankless burden. Like no other work, it captures the emotions of today's millions of caregivers, as well as care-receivers, spouses, and grandchildren. A longtime social worker, Barsamian shows how old ways of thinking about caregiving can be replaced with new, healthier possibilities that enrich the lives of caregivers and care-receivers.
Author : Candy Arrington
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736947353
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)
Download or read book When Your Aging Parent Needs Care written by Candy Arrington and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In nearly a quarter of households in the US, someone is caring for an elderly parent. Authors Candy Arrington and Kim Atchley draw from their personal experiences to speak to and support those who face the challenges of caring for a parent. With compassion and guidance, Arrington and Atchley partner with readers to help a parent with limited mobility, memory, ability, and resources draw from the wisdom of Scripture for sustenance understand the elderly parent's perspective on giving up control, illness, and aging effectively organize forms, prescriptions, care, housing, and finances find personal balance by nurturing their own health, faith, and family What begins as a way to honor those they love becomes, for many, a confusing and stressful time. This resource of hope provides caregivers with the support and direction they need to be spiritually, physically, and emotionally prepared for what they face day by day.
Author : Juergen H. Bludau M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313380198
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Aging, But Never Old written by Juergen H. Bludau M.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed book provides honest, clear, and helpful medical information for older adults and their caregivers, written in an easily understandable language. There are many myths and much misinformation about aging. At the same time, there are few trustworthy books on the subject. Aging, But Never Old: The Realities, Myths, and Misrepresentations of the Anti-Aging Movement was written to address those myths and fill that gap. Written by an eminent geriatric specialist, this book will educate readers about the specialty of geriatric medicine, helping them understand what true geriatric care is and what it can do for older adults. The book opens with a comparison of scientifically sound geriatric medicine as compared to its arch rival, the "anti-aging business." It goes on to discuss the most important medical issues an older adult will face, explaining them in layman's terms and through the use of case examples. Full of sage advice, humor, and easy-to-remember suggestions pertaining to each issue discussed, this upbeat volume will help older adults and their children and caregivers better navigate the increasingly complex medical options older adults now face.
Author : Andrew Seth Rosenzweig MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313398917
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book The Harsh Realities of Alzheimer's Care written by Andrew Seth Rosenzweig MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prominent geriatric psychiatrist details the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of places where those with dementia are treated—from emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals to assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The Harsh Realities of Alzheimer's Care: An Insider's View of How People with Dementia Are Treated in Institutions is the first book of its kind. Written by an eminent geriatric psychiatrist who has worked with dementia patients in more than 70 facilities, the book distills all he has learned about dementia care, for better and, more often, for worse. Both a shocking exposé and a practical guide, the book takes readers into nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. It reveals the inadequacies and dangers of these institutions, detailing issues that result in poor care including federal standards for minimum staff training that are, in some cases, lower than those established for dog groomers. The author cites improvements that must be made in emergency rooms and inpatient psychiatric facilities treating victims of dementia, and he documents the downside of memory clinics. But there are steps caregivers can take to protect their loved ones—and themselves. Each chapter concludes with "reality lessons" that offer practical, affordable strategies for coping with dementia's many challenges.
Author : Kenneth D. Miller M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313397872
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Excellent Care for Cancer Survivors written by Kenneth D. Miller M.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, concise, and essential guide providing key information about cancer survivors and their needs—and how those needs can best be met. Excellent Care for Cancer Survivors: A Guide to Fully Meet Their Needs in Medical Offices and in the Community is edited by the director of the Lance Armstrong Cancer Survivorship Program at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and comprised of articles by experts from that prestigious institution, from the Harvard Medical School, and other leading cancer programs. Its goal is simple: to assure that the millions of cancer survivors in the United States get the help they need to live life to its fullest. This timely work, enriched by conversations with cancer survivors themselves, explains the array of challenges that may affect survivors, from physical needs to psychological, spiritual, sexual, and financial issues. Topics such as nutrition and exercise are also addressed, as are risk assessment, rehabilitation, and possible cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy. A final section explains the nuts and bolts of starting a professional cancer survivorship program, from staffing to fundraising, exploring what can and is being done to help cancer survivors in different settings achieve optimal health and quality of life.
Author : Frances R. Frankenburg MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313354766
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters written by Frances R. Frankenburg MD and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new work on the history of vitamins and the brilliant men and women who discovered the existence and nature of these small molecules so vital to our health. Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters: History, Science, and Controversies describes the emergence of nutritional science and its contributions to our understanding of how the body functions. It is an absorbing look at the men and women, many little known in their lifetimes, whose medical detective work helped us conquer a number of devastating health conditions, including some forms of mental illness. Each chapter of Vitamin Discoveries and Disasters focuses on a specific vitamin, describing the researchers, the research, and the historic and scientific contexts for its discovery. Together, these chapters chart the ongoing conflict between physicians who saw illness as caused by organisms and those who saw illness as a result of dietary deficiency. A concluding chapter shows how our stronger grasp of the effects of vitamin deficiencies on large populations can be used to the utmost benefit of society.
Author : Alan D. Kaye M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313396043
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Understanding Pain written by Alan D. Kaye M.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain. Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience. For many, their experience of pain transcends an occasional or nagging discomfort and disrupts their lives. Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control presents insights that will be useful to anyone who wants to be more knowledgeable about recognizing pain conditions through symptoms and telltale signs, and needs to be fully informed about the various treatment options available. Providing information that is at once cutting-edge, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand, the chapters also provide the resources needed to obtain further information about the topic. The book covers all major pain syndromes in a manner accessible to those without backgrounds in science or pain treatment, explicitly explaining symptoms, tests that may be needed, and treatments and rehabilitation techniques that are possible. The last section of the text discusses pain issues of specific populations, such as children, the elderly, and women during childbirth.
Author : Thomas E. Williams Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313380716
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book The Coming Shortage of Surgeons written by Thomas E. Williams Jr., M.D., Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical, quantitative look at the future supply and demand of surgical specialists that may foretell rationing of surgical services. The Coming Shortage of Surgeons: Why They Are Disappearing and What That Means for Our Health is the only quantitative analysis of the workforce in orthopedic and thoracic surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, neurosurgery, and urology. It analyzes the demand and supply for these surgeons and gives the causes and remedies for these shortages. The Coming Shortage of Surgeons quantifies the demand for the surgical workforce, then examines the constraints to supply, which include soaring tuition and medical students' debts, the demand for a controllable or scheduled lifestyle, malpractice premium expenses, early retirement, and perhaps the most difficult hurdle to overcome: the provision in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that caps all medical and surgical residencies at 1996 levels.
Author : William Paul Meehan III
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440858039
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Kids, Sports, and Concussion written by William Paul Meehan III and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive summary of sport-related concussion for parents, coaches, and athletes that considers the physics behind the injury, identifies what can be done to reduce the risk of its occurrence, and describes how to respond to a suspected concussion. Concussion injury among athletes continues to be a subject of great concern. Increasing attention and research is focusing on the most vulnerable of athletes—children. What strategies can be taken to best protect young athletes in sports from grammar school football leagues to high school hockey and soccer teams from concussion? How do we treat youngsters who suffer head injuries in sports? What are the ethical considerations in allowing children to play such sports, given the risks to still-developing brains? In this updated and expanded guide, William Meehan, MD, explains simply and clearly how coaches, parents, and others who work with young athletes can recognize concussion; best help children and youths recover from concussion injuries; and take steps to become proactive to prevent concussion. Readers will learn what causes a sport-related concussion; what happens to brain cells during a concussion; and why concussion, which in the past was dismissed as a trivial injury, is taken so much more seriously now. The book explains how to decrease the risk of concussion; addresses the potential for cumulative effects from multiple concussions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy; and discusses the ethical dimensions of deciding whether an athlete with multiple concussions should continue to participate in high-risk sports.
Author : Laura M. Prager M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Suicide by Security Blanket, and Other Stories from the Child Psychiatry Emergency Service written by Laura M. Prager M.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unique glimpse into the startlingly complex world of acute children's psychiatry through 12 chapters, each inspired by the actual visit of a child in psychiatric crisis to one of the most well-known psychiatric emergency rooms in the nation. Suicide by Security Blanket, and Other Stories from the Child Psychiatry Emergency Service: What Happens to Children with Acute Mental Illness takes the reader inside the child psychiatry emergency room at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Each chapter highlights both the child's dilemma and the doctors' thought processes, and stresses the elements of rapid assessment. The real-life patient stories also offer myriad teaching points about child development and the warning signs of illness, and provide compelling lessons regarding types of interactions with school systems, health care systems, and family systems. Each individual story presents the breadth and depth of the child psychiatric emergency evaluation at MGH, from initial assessment to disposition, presenting a genuine glimpse into the children's psychiatric emergency room at one of the nation's most famous psychiatric departments. This book demonstrates vividly how even the best-intentioned communities can fail to offer services to their neediest families. Each story presents a fascinating glimpse into the complex and sometimes tragic world of child psychiatry on the front lines.
Author : Marcia Sirota M.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440804028
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Emotional Overeating written by Marcia Sirota M.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling book examines what causes compulsive eating, and provides methods for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues at the root of the problem. Weight loss has been a struggle for countless people in our food-obsessed culture; even achieving a healthy relationship with food is difficult for many Americans. Why is this? Respected author Marcia Sirota examines this phenomenon, exploring the emotional and psychological factors involved with overeating and food addiction. Emotional Overeating: Know the Triggers, Heal Your Mind, and Never Diet Again starts with the root cause of obesity and ends with practical techniques to find freedom from the urge to overeat. The author provides an overview of the overeating and obesity problem, offers a critical look at the downfalls of dieting, and reveals the reasons why many of us use food to supplant a real emotional need. The book includes numerous exercises and specific tools for healing, as well as an avenue to effortless permanent weight loss.
Author : HowExpert
Publisher : HowExpert
ISBN 13 : 1647586852
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Elderly Parent Caregiver Guide written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elderly Parent Caregiver 101 is the ultimate guide for adult children who are or will become their parents’ caregivers. Filled with valuable information and ideas, this book offers hope, support, and plenty of practical advice for anyone caring for their elderly parents. Each chapter describes a different area of caregiving, including: • Becoming a Caregiver • Medical Providers • Facility Care • Caregiver Support • Financial Concerns • Medical Devices • Special Circumstances • End of Life As the author guides you through the maze of caregiving, she shares her knowledge as a nurse and examples from her own journey of caregiving for her elderly parents. This book defines medical terms, explains insurance options, and highlights the many tools available to caregivers. Through these topics, you’ll gain the understanding needed to be a caregiver for your elderly parents. Each section offers helpful information and true insights only a caregiver can provide. The tips in every chapter are practical facts and advice for every area of your caregiving. You are not alone in your caregiving journey. Don’t struggle without having the best resource for knowing everything you need to know about caring for your elderly parents. This guide is your trusted companion for that journey. About the Expert Rebecca Rehak, LPN, is a nurse, writer, and public speaker who has worked in the medical field for over 20 years, including kidney dialysis, community health, and Memory Care. As a public speaker, she helped advance programs for dialysis access care and currently teaches science camps for children. Her work has touched the lives of thousands of people. After caring for both her elderly parents, she now devotes much of her time to writing articles, blogs, and providing support for other caregivers. She and her husband live with their big, furry dog in Wisconsin. The author would like to thank the doctors and staff at Froedtert Hospital, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Horizon Home Care and Hospice for the wonderful care they provided to both her parents. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
Author : Kathy Howard
Publisher : New Hope Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625919026
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (259 download)
Download or read book 30 Days of Hope When Caring for Aging Parents written by Kathy Howard and published by New Hope Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 30 Days of Hope When Caring for Aging Parents, author and fellow caregiver Kathy Howard offers the encouragement needed as you strive to care for your parents in a way that pleases God and shows them honor and respect while maintaining their dignity. Through Scripture passages, prayer prompts, and Kathy’s personal stories, be strengthened in the knowledge that the giver of all wisdom will empower you in the daily moments when you are caught between being your parents’ child and their caregiver.
Author : Rick Briggs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317776844
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Caregiving Daughters written by Rick Briggs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998. It is likely that as long as dementia has been in existence, caregivers of cognitively-impaired individuals have supported them. Today’s caregivers, however, are different in some ways from their predecessors. Their numbers are greater, the environment for care and competing demands are different, and the role is longer in duration. These pioneering caregivers are the focus of this book. They need help and support. A starting place is to learn as much as possible about them and their role.
Author : Gloria G. Barsamian
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313360111
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents written by Gloria G. Barsamian and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Gerontology program 105441.
Author : Barb Owen
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781456474294
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Normal Doesn't Live Here Anymore written by Barb Owen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-01-09 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen if The Unthinkable blindsided you, requiring everything be put on hold to become a full time caregiver for a loved one? At the very least, it would reshape your life. Without a survival guide, it could even destroy it. Barb Owen delivers precisely that survival guide in NORMAL Doesn't Live Here Anymore: An Inspiring Story of Hope for Caregivers. She weaves a story, through the first two parts of the book, based on her life-changing experience as primary caregiver for her elderly parents. Following each chapter a bit of wisdom gained from Barb's experience is summarized as a Reflection. The third part of NORMAL Doesn't Live Here Anymore addresses the critical need for self-care for the new and seasoned caregiver alike. Specific suggestions abound for Me Time-how to find it-what to do with it-and how very important it is for sustaining oneself throughout the often arduous caregiving-marathon. This truly inspiring book is one part parable, one part autobiography and all survival guide, illuminating a path for the more than 65 million caregiving Americans. "Everything hinges on your ability to care for both yourself and your loved one," says Owen. "This maxim is of great consequence-heed it, and you will endure. Dismiss it, and you will have trouble surviving. Take care of yourself, your loved one and keep the faith, because you're not alone." ----- EXCERPT FROM: NORMAL Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Chapter 21; The morning after I brought my 90-year-old Dad home from the hospital, Mom called me to say that he was not feeling at all well. My nagging intuition insisted that I visit Dad and spend some private time with him. Finding Dad awake and resting in his bed, I struggled to find my voice. Sitting beside him, I asked, "How are you feeling this morning?" "Oh, I'm so-so," he sighed, as a tear rolled from his eye on to the pillow that cradled his head. "Really tired of all of this and worried about your mother. She's having a hard time with everything." We stayed there in silence-just being together for a few moments. Holding his hand, the heavy words finally left my mouth. "You know, Dad, you can trust me to be sure that Mom is okay. I will take care of her, no matter what." He responded quietly, "I know." Studying and caressing my dad's hand, I knew there was one more important conversation that the voice in my heart insisted upon. "Dad, I know that this is getting to be really tough for you. If staying here becomes too hard, it's okay to let go..." During the following few weeks I watched my 89 year old Mom experience a renewed sense of purpose and increased strength as she doted on my dad and met his needs, as best she could. Some days were better than others. Most nights were difficult when Dad's heart pain was significantly worse and his level of anxiety escalated. Often my mom would pass the hours by reading to Dad. Although her eyesight was clouding, she still managed to read the newspaper, column by column, or inspirational short stories she found in the stack of magazines beside their bed. Amazingly, dawn nearly always brought ease and comfort for them both. And so the nights and days continued... ----- REFLECTION; Difficult subjects sometimes need to be discussed. You might be asked by others to deliver bad news-news of someone's death, a life-altering diagnosis, or even the necessity for a change in residence. Each conversation carries the potential for unleashed emotions. My advice? No matter how difficult or emotional, don't leave words left unsaid. People, if capable of understanding, deserve information. Often, they are much stronger than we realize. Words are powerful. They carry courage, condemnation, reassurance or permission. Choose them wisely as your words may be the ones that bring freedom from pain or suffering. It's tough, but I know you can do it and if you listen to that voice inside, you will know exactly the right time and the right words. Be Strong!
