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Still me : a neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia / by Brennan, Sabina,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Dementia is devastating. Almost a million people are currently living with the disease in the UK alone and this is set to triple by 2050. With family members often providing care, navigating treatment can be overwhelming. But there is life after diagnosis. Still Me reframes the job of caring for someone with dementia as a partnership. Both you and your loved one deserve respect, support and the latest research to help you on your journey. Top neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr Sabina Brennan combines her professional knowledge with her personal experience of caring for her mother with dementia. With a human-rights approach that validates everyone's experience and dignity, she offers: - A self-care plan for care partners to cope with demands and optimise the caregiving experience. - Practical advice on how to manage challenging symptoms, stimulate cognitive function and encourage a brain-healthy lifestyle - Evidence-based therapies to improve both you and your relative's quality of life. Dementia can steal many things, but it doesn't have to take away the simple pleasures of life. Shifting the focus from the disease to the person, Still Me reminds you that your relative is still there and that you, as a care partner, are just as important.
Subjects: Caregivers; Dementia;
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Counting backwards / by Kirshenbaum, Binnie,author.;
"A middle-aged couple struggles with the husband's descent into early-onset Lewy Body dementia in this profound and deeply moving novel shot through with Kirshenbaum's lacerating humor. It begins with hallucinations. From their living room window, Leo sees a man on stilts, an acting troupe, a pair of swans paddling on the street. Initially, Leo believes the visions are related to visual impairment-they are something he and his wife, Addie, can joke about. Then, he starts to experience occasional, but fleeting, oddities that mimic myriad brain disorders: aphasia, the inability to perform simple tasks, Capgras Syndrome, audial hallucinations he believes to be real. The doctors have no answers. Leo, a scientist, and Addie, a collage artist, had a loving and happy marriage. But as his periods of lucidity become rarer, Addie finds herself less and less able to cope. Eventually, Leo is diagnosed with Lewy Body disease. Life expectancy ranges from 3 to 20 years. A decidedly uncharacteristic act of violence makes it clear that he cannot come home. He moves first to an assisted living facility and then to a small apartment with a caretaker where, over time, he descends into full cognitive decline. Addie's agony, anger, and guilt result in self-imposed isolation, which mirrors Leo's diminished life. And so for years, all she can do is watch him die-too soon, and yet not soon enough. Kirshenbaum captures the couple's final years, months, and days in short scenes that burn with despair, humor, and rage, tracking the brutal destruction of the disease, as well the moments of love and beauty that still exist for them amid the larger tides of loss"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dementia; Despair; Lewy body dementia; Love; Married people; Social isolation;
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Supernova [videorecording] / by Macqueen, Harry,film director,screenwriter.; Morgan, Emily(Film producer),film producer.; Goligher, Tristan,film producer.; Firth, Colin,1960-actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Haywood, Pippa,actor.; Pope, Dick,B.S.C.,director of photography.; Wyatt, Chris(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Henson, Keaton,1988-composer (expression); Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; Quiddity Films,production company.; Bureau Film Company,production company.; Wolfe Video (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Chris Wyatt ; cinematographer, Dick Pope ; composer, Keaton Henson.Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood.Sam and Tusker, partners of twenty years, are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Romance films.; Gay films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gay men; Musicians; Novelists; Dementia;
For private home use only.
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The 36-hour day : a family guide to caring for people who have Alzheimer disease and other dementias / by Mace, Nancy L.,author.; Rabins, Peter V.,author.;
"For four decades, this guide has been the leading reference for those who take care of people with dementia. The new seventh edition reflects updates in the field, including discussion of working with home care aides, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Huntington disease, and promising potential therapies such as electrical signaling and nerve growth factors"--
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Senile dementia;
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Green papayas / by Tran-Davies, Nhung N.; Newland, Gillian.;
While Oma (grandmother) lies in her hospital bed, Mama reminds them all of Oma's courage in shepherding her family through war and across the ocean to safety. After Oma passes away, they cherish the memory of this remarkable woman, and the sacrifices she made to ensure that her children, and her grandchildren, would be free to dream.
Subjects: Picture books.; Grandmothers; Dementia; Children of immigrants;
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The swimmers / by Otsuka, Julie,1962-author.;
"A novel portraying a group of dedicated recreational swimmers and what happens when a crack appears at the bottom of their community pool"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Dementia; Friendship; Japanese Americans; Mothers and daughters; Swimmers;
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All the words we know : a novel / by Nash, Bruce(Novelist),author.;
"Rose may be in her eighties and suffering from dementia, but she's not done with life just yet. Alternately sharp as a tack and spectacularly forgetful, she spends her days roaming the corridors of her assisted living facility, musing on the staff and residents, and enduring visits form her emotionally distant children and granddaughters. But when her friend is found dead after an apparent fall from a window, Rose embarks on an eccentric and determined investigation to discover the truth and uncover all manner of secrets ... even some from her own past"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Dementia; Loneliness; Murder; Older women; Secrecy;
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The emperor of gladness : a novel / by Vuong, Ocean,1988-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Caregivers; Dementia; Friendship; Grief; Loneliness;
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The emperor of gladness [text (large print)] : a novel / by Vuong, Ocean,1988-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Caregivers; Dementia; Friendship; Grief; Loneliness;
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Libby lost and found : a novel / by Booth, Stephanie(Stephanie Elaine),author.;
"Libby Lost and Found is a book for people who don't know who they are without the books they love. It's about the stories we tell ourselves and the chapters of our lives we regret. Most importantly, it's about the endings we write for ourselves. Meet Libby Weeks, author of the mega-best-selling fantasy series, The Falling Children -- written as "F.T. Goldhero" to maintain her privacy. When the last manuscript is already months overdue to her publisher and rabid fans around the world are growing impatient, Libby is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Already suffering from crippling anxiety, Libby's symptoms quickly accelerate. After she forgets her dog at the park one day -- then almost discloses her identity to the journalist who finds him -- Libby has to admit it: she needs help finishing the last book. Desperately, she turns to eleven-year-old superfan Peanut Bixton, who knows the books even better than she does but harbors her own dark secrets. Tensions mount as Libby's dementia deepens -- until both Peanut and Libby swirl into an inevitable but bone-shocking conclusion"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Alzheimer's disease; Authors; Authorship; Dementia; Memory;
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