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101) Tree. Table. Book
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The dementia journey for both caregiver and patient can be chaotic and scary, and while there is no cure for dementia, there ARE interventions that can help make the journey a calmer and more comfortable one. Barbara Huelat offers practical strategies to mitigate the turbulence of dementia care"--
105) Clínica Mayo: Enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras formas de demencia :guía para pacientes y cuidadores
Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"El libro presenta una mirada integral a los síntomas típicos asociados con la demencia, los hallazgos actuales sobre las causas comunes de la enfermedad y brinda consejos esenciales para manejar los desafíos diarios de cuidar a una persona con demencia. Si bien la enfermedad de Alzheimer es el tipo de demencia más conocido, la Clínica Mayo sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras demenciastambién aborda otros tipos de demencia, como la demencia...
Author
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In this fifth revised and expanded edition, Brackey moves beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's, offering practical advice, and focusing on creating moments of joy--while the patient may forget what was said or done, their feelings will linger on. Beginning with the first section--defining moments--she discusses signs, early stages, and understanding the person. She also switches places and makes the patient the teacher. She aims to also create moments...
108) Omega farm: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A long-awaited memoir from an award-winning novelist -- a candid, riveting account of her complicated, bohemian childhood and her return home to care for her ailing mother. In March 2020, Martha McPhee, her husband, and their two almost-grown children set out for her childhood home in New Jersey, where she finds herself grappling simultaneously with a mother slipping into severe dementia and a house that's been neglected of late. As Martha works...
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