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Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories: A Support Group in a Book
Markut, Lynda A., Crane, Anatole
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Description for Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories: A Support Group in a Book
Paperback. A guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Members of caregivers' support groups speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBP; MJND; VFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Replete with the powerful words of experienced caregivers, Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories is an essential guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. In these pages, members of caregivers' support groups - representing twenty-six families and a variety of professions and income levels - speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process, from recognizing early symptoms of dementia to dealing with its advanced stages. Highlighting the ingenuity and resourcefulness of caregivers, the book brims with inspirational stories, practical ... Read more
Replete with the powerful words of experienced caregivers, Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories is an essential guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. In these pages, members of caregivers' support groups - representing twenty-six families and a variety of professions and income levels - speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process, from recognizing early symptoms of dementia to dealing with its advanced stages. Highlighting the ingenuity and resourcefulness of caregivers, the book brims with inspirational stories, practical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826514806
SKU
V9780826514806
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Markut, Lynda A., Crane, Anatole
Lynda A. Markut is the clinical director at Family Alliance, Inc., a not-for-profit comprehensive social service agency in Woodstock, Illinols. She conducts several support groups and was the caregiver for her parents, who both had vascular dementia. Anatole Crane, a retired microbiologist, co-facilitates a spouse dementia support group and is president of the board of directors of Family Alliance. For ... Read more
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