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Lewy, Mom, and Me

Author : Peggy Bushy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537771021
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Lewy, Mom, and Me written by Peggy Bushy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her seventies, Peggy Bushy's mother, Francesca, started telling unbelievable stories. She claimed that people were invading her home and trying to kill her. She also became anxious and reclusive. For several discouraging years, Bushy searched in vain for a reason for her mother's behavior. Finally, Francesca was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. Although it's the third-most-common cause of dementia, Bushy was unable to find much information on the disease, and the medical community was frustratingly unhelpful. Lewy, Mom, and Me is the book that Bushy wished had been available when her mother was first diagnosed. It details her personal journey of discovery, with all its challenges and revelations, and is written in a compassionate, empathetic style that will comfort any reader dealing with a parent's decline. Bushy explains how she learned to accept the changes in her mother and to support Francesca emotionally as she grappled with her frightening illness. She also describes what was involved in caring for her mother first at home, then in long-term care, and finally in hospice. Part memoir and part survival guide, this compelling testimony offers support and information for family caregivers of aging parents.

A Cast of Caregivers

Author : Sherri Snelling
Publisher : BalboaPress
ISBN 13 : 1452559147
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book A Cast of Caregivers written by Sherri Snelling and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What caregiving role will you play? How will you avoid the caregiving cost drain? Are you prepared for the end? How will you overcome stress, burn-out, depression, guilt? How will you find happiness and support? How do you start the caregiving conversation with a loved one? Are you caring for yourself while caregiving? More than 65 million Americans are caring for a loved one yet most dont know what they are facing or where to get help. Caregiving expert Sherri Snelling shines a spotlight on the world of caregiving and interviews celebrities who have taken the caregiving journey and shared their lessons learned. This how-to guide also covers caregiving topics A to Z, self-care advice and more. Inside you will find numerous expert interviews and tips on how to have the C-A-R-E Conversation and how to find your Me Time Monday. Written to inspire and empower you, this is your screenplay for health and happiness while caregiving. As Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz, Toto, I have a feeling were not in Kansas anymore. Welcome to the Cast of Caregivers.

Memoirs of a Caregiver

Author : Cynthia Young
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475970994
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of a Caregiver written by Cynthia Young and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alzheimers is a memory-robbing, debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans. For most families, having just one member afflicted with Alzheimers disease can be devastating. In her poignant memoir, Cynthia Young shares her story of love and devotion as she learns how to care for four family members stricken with Alzheimers disease over a ten-year period. Young narrates a journey filled with laughter, challenges, and sorrow as she commutes from California to Michigan to care for her mother, two aunts, and a cousin. She provides insight into how the disease progresses and gradually destroys the memory and abilities to learn, reason, make sound judgments, communicate, and carry out daily activities. While sharing her personal story and detailing how she overcame each obstacle along the way, Young also teaches other caregivers how to use valuable resources, navigate the court system as a guardian and conservator, handle the Alzheimers personality, and search for an assisted-living facility. Memoirs of a Caregiver shares one womans inspiring story of unconditional love and courage with the hope that it will encourage and empower other caregivers to be diligent, strong, and, most importantly, to never give up. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be directed to the Alzheimers Association.

A Caregiver's Story

Author : Ann Brandt
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595448836
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book A Caregiver's Story written by Ann Brandt and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One caregiver's chronicles of the journey she took with her husband, as they battled his brain tumor. Beautifully written."-Naomi Berkowitz, Executive Director, American Brain Tumor Association Just one year after battling a little-known illness called Guillain Barre, Ann Brandt faced another challenge when her husband was diagnosed with a rare, debilitating, and aggressive form of brain cancer. Lacking in resources or formal instruction, Brandt relied heavily on her faith and memories of how her husband cared for her during her illness to navigate them both through the difficult times ahead. In A Caregiver's Story, Brandt approaches the complexities of caregiving in a personal and empowering way that offers sound spiritual as well as practical advice to make caregiving more manageable. She includes invaluable, up-to-date information about: Working with doctors and getting a second opinion Choosing a treatment plan Maintaining your life and sanity while offering good care Finding support groups and conferences Dealing with emotional and financial issues Making a connection between prayer and healing Brandt offers a loving, encouraging environment to help steer you through difficult times and delivers much-needed support and comfort. For caregivers, family members, and friends alike, A Caregiver's Story provides the support you deserve.

The Other Side of Alzheimer's, a Caregiver's Story

Author : Marietta Harris
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615328202
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book The Other Side of Alzheimer's, a Caregiver's Story written by Marietta Harris and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you handle a crisis in your life? Alzheimer's is just one condition that requires loved ones to be caregivers. We become caregivers not by choice and once we are, we lose our choices. This is a story of a woman who faced those choices and survived. 13:978-0-615-32820-1

Caregiving

Author : Oliver J. DeSofi
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1456701142
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Caregiving written by Oliver J. DeSofi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the authors personal experience as a caregiver, how he became one, everything he learned along the way and what a wonderful life two people can have together regardless of the situation. The author wants to share what he learned; information from doctors, insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, disability claims and a number of other important issues including positive thinking and a happy life. His real life experiences have been battle tested in the totality of caregiving. The information he shares relates to all caregivers and many situations; from diseases, accidental disability and war wounded veterans. He further describes how one caregiver, over a period of 24 years, was able to maneuver across the battlefield, still survive and not succumb to battle fatigue. Someone elses knowledge about something negative can make things more positive for youand that is an important part of what this book is about. Many books out there are a wonderful collection of data compiled from the internet and government sources and provide answers to many issues. This book covers the must do items which are based on his experiences that can be used as a reference guide and adapted to your individualized situation. Every patient is different and in order to earn the Caregiver of the year award, you must find what works best for them. The most important issue is to realize that a severely disabled person needs to be treated with respect and dignity. Unfortunately, too many handicapped patients are disposed of like a useless piece of furniture or parked out of sight at some poorly run institution. What would you want to happen to you, should you ever be disabled as a result of an accident or disease? REMEMBER it can happen to anyone anytime, including YOU!

The Power of Death:

Author : Nancy Solano
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483666700
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Death: written by Nancy Solano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As our parents age, our role often changes to primary caregiver. This true story reveals an account of a caregivers struggle to balance work, life, family, and friends. The narrative includes unexpected life and death decisions and describes the effect caregiving has on the people involved. This emotional journey forever changes lives.

The Takeover

Author : Mimi Pockross
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499009798
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Takeover written by Mimi Pockross and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So how does a daughter cope with moving her elderly parents from Chicago to Denver and becoming their primary caregiver? This is a story about learning on the job to deal with constant medical and emotional crises, about deciphering the eldercare lingo, about trying to figure out how to maintain some sort of quality of life, about juggling the financial and legal problems associated with the aging process, and about the surprising joys of making life meaningful enough that when one looks back at this time, it all seems worthwhile.

The Caregivers

Author : Nell Lake
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451674147
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Caregivers written by Nell Lake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From a gifted writer who spent two years in a support group for people caring for elderly and ill spouses, parents, and friends, The Caregivers chronicles the daily experiences--heart-breaking, poignant, and redemptive--of ordinary Americans as they face their final life passages"--Provided by publisher.

A Loving Voice

Author : Carolyn Banks
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 : 9780816156207
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book A Loving Voice written by Carolyn Banks and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read-aloud stories for the elderly.

The Caregiver

Author : Samuel Park
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501178792
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Caregiver written by Samuel Park and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed author of This Burns My Heart comes a “luminous mother-daughter saga” (Entertainment Weekly) about a young woman who is forced to flee 1980s Brazil for California, and in doing so unearths the hidden life of her enigmatic mother. Mara Alencar’s mother Ana is her moon, her sun, her stars. Ana, a struggling voice-over actress, is an admirably brave and recklessly impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl in perilous 1980s Rio de Janeiro. With no other family or friends her own age, Ana eclipses Mara’s entire world. They take turns caring for each other—in ways big and small. But who is Ana, really? As she grows older, Mara slowly begins to piece together the many facets of Ana’s complicated life—a mother, a rebel, and always, an actress. When Ana becomes involved with a civilian rebel group attempting to undermine the city’s cruel Police Chief, their fragile arrangement begins to unravel. Mara is forced to flee the only home she’s ever known, for California, where she lives as an undocumented immigrant, caregiving for a dying woman. It’s here that she begins to grapple with her turbulent past and starts to uncover vital truths—about her mother, herself, and what it means to truly take care of someone. A “lovely and heartbreaking” (People) story that is “simultaneously dreamlike and visceral” (The Atlantic), The Caregiver is “a beautiful testament to Samuel Park’s extraordinary talents as a storyteller…that reads, in some moments, like a thriller—and, in others, like a meditation on what it means to be alive…A ferocious page-turner with deep wells of compassion for the struggles of the living—and the sins of the dead” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Learning by Accident

Author : Rosemary Rawlins
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1629141461
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Learning by Accident written by Rosemary Rawlins and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a sunny spring day, in an ordinary suburban kitchen, the phone rings. There’s been an accident. In one heartbeat, a family’s life is changed forever. After her husband, Hugh, is hit by a car while riding his bicycle, Rosemary Rawlins is plunged into twelve months of marathon caregiving, without the promise of a positive outcome. She works herself to the point of exhaustion to bring her grievously injured husband—who suffered a traumatic brain injury, necessitating the removal of half his skull—back home and back to himself. Then, as he slowly begins to reclaim his life, Rosemary falls apart. She can't sleep. Her heart pounds. Her joy and trust in the world dissolve into endless anxiety. She lays awake at night wondering how her marriage will survive. Will she ever be able to relate to Hugh again? What will become of their relationship? Their children? Do they recognize each other—literally—as the people they fell in love with and married decades ago? How can she let go of her fears? And what can she learn from them? Learning by Accident is a caregiver's story of ambiguous loss, family love, and emotional healing. This compelling personal account demonstrates with heart and humor that what we fear can be more debilitating than any physical injury. And that sometimes starting over is exactly what we need.

FADING AWAY WITH ALZHEIMERS

Author : Bill Gordon Smith
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450080693
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book FADING AWAY WITH ALZHEIMERS written by Bill Gordon Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-09-17 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Living Is for Living

Author : Terry Perkins Mitman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Living Is for Living written by Terry Perkins Mitman and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Is for Living: a Caregiver's Story presents a real-time look at the multi-layered experience of caring for an elder with Alzheimer's disease, while also caring for a spouse, children, and a house full of pets. Addressing challenging topics like caregiver burden, end-of-life decision-making, and letting go, Terry Perkins Mitman offers humor and hope as she weaves together reflections gathered over twenty years. She shares, too, how the relationship she developed with a Higher Power in her twenties, thanks to Al-Anon and The Twelve Steps, steadied her through the various stages of her mother's care. When she first blogged many of these reflections at thejoyofcaring.com, she did not anticipate how her community of readers would fuel her in staying the course of her mother's care and the grief that followed. She offers Living Is for Living in the hope that it will somehow ease your caregiving journey, whatever its details, and, at the very least, it will help you to know you do not walk alone.

Caregiving: a Daughter's Story

Author : Janice Baldon Gutter
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449025056
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Caregiving: a Daughter's Story written by Janice Baldon Gutter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-04-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving: A Daughter's Story tells the story of a Daughter who experienced the surprise, joys and pain of watching loved ones become ill and eventually die. Suddenly she became the decision maker for those who once made decisions for her. When did the roles change from carefree child to adult caregiver for the loving parents who raised her? How did she cope and survive the process? Learn how an average person, like you, learned to make healthcare and other professionals LISTEN and work with her (and not dictate to her) to make decisions on behalf of loved ones. Read the story of an ordinary person coping with the stresses and joys of caregiving for loved ones, how to survive through the caregiving process, and how to say "NO" to others when caregiving is over.

I Didn’t Sign up for This . . .

Author : Mary Monroe
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546279482
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book I Didn’t Sign up for This . . . written by Mary Monroe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brutally honest about her feelings when life dealt her husband the greatest setback one can imagine—a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s—Mary Monroe lamented, “I didn’t sign up for this!” All her dreams of living her “golden years” with her husband of forty years disappeared, and a new “normal” had to be established. After living in a caregiving role for over six years, Monroe shares the lessons and tips she learned to survive—and even thrive—as a caregiver to a loved one with dementia. You’ll enjoy the frank and revealing way Monroe looks at every aspect of being a caregiver, even approaching “taboo topics,” rarely discussed. Her tips, tricks, and strategies will give you hope and encouragement to reflect and journal about your own journey, helping you make the best out of a situation no one would wish on their worst enemy!

In Stroke's Shadow

Author : Kyle Ruffin
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1649527500
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book In Stroke's Shadow written by Kyle Ruffin and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kyle left her marketing position at one of Philadelphia's iconic media outlets to start her own consulting business, she thought she was finally in complete control of her life. She had no idea things were about to take a sudden and dramatic turn. A few short months after launching her dream, Paula, Kyle's youthful, vibrant, and active mother, suffered the first of three strokes. Within the space of twenty-four hours, stroke catapulted the mother and daughter into a whole new world and a relationship for which neither was prepared. In Stroke's Shadow is Kyle's caregiver story. Over the next three years, Kyle single-handedly managed her severely debilitated mother's life through waves of medical and personal crisis, surprising ups, sudden and calamitous downs, generational clashes, shifting cultural expectations, and heartwarming moments of support and love from caring friends and family. "We can't believe how devoted you are to your mother," friends and family would say. But in her heart, Kyle knew she was driven purely by the unshakable regrets that had haunted her since the sudden loss of her father and her sister's prolonged suffering and death from lung cancer. But would that be enough to carry her through the anguish of caregiving and an ugly family controversy that sprung from secrets Paula had long kept? In Stroke's Shadow explores a journey so many are, will be, or have been on. This poignant memoir spurs readers to reflect on their own experience and release anxieties familiar to all who find themselves on this road. It is an unapologetic look at the struggles, conflicting family expectations, exhausting frustrations, self-doubt, and the internal tug of war that shapes every caregiver's reality. Kyle's story offers a release valve to caregivers, particularly caregivers of color. It acknowledges the overwhelming hardships while encouraging often underappreciated family warriors to occasionally put themselves first so their healing can begin.