Overview

The unthinkable has become a day-to-day reality: your loved one has Alzheimer's disease. How can you cope and where can you turn for help and information? This new edition of Alzheimer's has been updated to cover the most recent developments in our knowledge of this heartrending disease. Drawing on her professional and personal background in caring for people suffering from Alzheimer's, the author offers practical, intelligent advice for caregivers searching for hope.

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Author:   Sharon F. Mooney
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Books
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.238kg
ISBN:  

9780745952895

ISBN 10:   0745952895
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 May 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents Part One: Something Has Gone Wrong 9 1. Bruised Reeds and Dimly Burning Wicks 10 Alzheimer’s: A Family Affair 13 Some Facts About Alzheimer’s 15 2. Searching for the Truth 18 Historical Highlights 20 Maybe It’s Not Alzheimer’s 22 Don’t Neglect the Lab Tests 27 The Mind Matters 29 Having Your Head Examined 31 3. Facing the Facts 35 Blowing Away the Myths 38 The Aluminium Question 41 Don’t Deny the Decline 42 Six Reasons to Face the Facts 46 4. What’s Happening Upstairs? 51 What Goes Wrong? 55 Seeing the Symptoms 58 Facing the Second Stage 60 Part Two: Caring for Your Loved One 63 5. When Memory Starts to Fade 64 The Faces of Memory Loss 65 Simple Memory Joggers 69 Maintaining People Awareness 71 Thingamajigs and Thingamabobs 72 Breaking Through the Walls 74 6. Emotional Fireworks 76 Triggers for Catastrophic Reactions 76 What to Do and What to Avoid 79 Relying on Rituals 82 7. Always on the Move 84 Sundowning 84 Prone to Wander 87 Leaving Home 92 8. Baffling Behaviours 97 Hoarding 97 Managing Mealtimes 100 Losing Control 104 Sexual Disinhibitions 110 9. The Struggle for Safety 113 Taking Away the Car Keys 113 Home Safety 117 Educate Yourself and Be Prepared 122 When the Emergency is You 123 Watching Over Your Loved One 125 Part Three: Caring for Yourself 127 10. People Who Help 128 Support Groups 129 Friends and Relations 134 Little Ones 138 11. Carer Support Systems 140 Home Care 141 Adult Day Centres 145 Sheltered Housing 146 Residential and Nursing Homes 146 Extended Care Facilities 147 Other Alternatives 147 Keep Searching 148 12. Our Tangled Emotions 149 Fears and Anxieties 150 The Guilt Trip 153 Good News 156 13. Hot But Not Burned Up 158 Anger at God 161 Anger at Others 164 Anger at Alzheimer’s 166 14. Down But Not Out 169 Facing Depression 171 Role-reversals 172 Searching for the Light 173 Maintaining Physical Fitness 174 Keeping Mentally and Emotionally Balanced 176 Seeking Spiritual Support 179 Finding Joy in the Wilderness 180 Part Four: Saying Goodbye 183 15. The Difficult Decisions 184 Knowing When to Give Up Caring at Home 184 What Are the Options? 188 Looking for a Long-term Care Facility 191 Additional Criteria and Resources 193 How Do I Pay the Bills? 194 Making That Difficult Decision 196 Continuing to Care 197 Continuing-care Issues 200 The Post-mortem and After 201 Consenting to a Post-mortem Brain Autopsy 204 Making Medical Arrangements 205 Knowing the Truth 206 16. Blowing Out the Candle 207 Caring for the Dying 207 Emotional and Spiritual Support 211 Brightly Burning Wicks 211 Appendix A: Evaluating Long-term Care Options 213 Appendix B: Other Dementias and Related Disorders 219 Appendix C: Research and  Medications 228 Appendix D: Useful Organizations and Resources 236 Notes 246 Index

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SHARON FISH MOONEY has a PhD from the University of Rochester in New York and has taught courses on Parish Nursing and Research and Gerontology. She has a background in professional care, specifically in special care Alzheimer's units in hospitals, care homes and nursing homes. The co-author of a popular nursing textbook on spiritual care, she is also a freelance writer and conference speaker.

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