Synopsis "A real-time telling of caregiving experiences for families worldwide who deal with Alzheimer's dementia. Topics include: Diagnosis, Support Groups, Conservatorship, In-Home & Medical Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Family Conflicts, and Legal & Financial Issues"--Provided by publisher.
Industry Reviews "Avadian touches on almost every aspect of a caregiver's experience. For readers unfamiliar with Alzheimer's, the book is a good introduction to the patient's inevitable behavioral and physical changes. With an open and frank writing style, Avadian touches on intensely uncomfortable topics like the patient's sexual acting-out and inability to control his bowels, the caregiver's resentment and bouts of self-pity and embarrassment, and the ethical questions that accompany decisions made on behalf of a parent who functions at the level of a child. "Managing a child is one thing. Managing an adult who reasons like a child is another."' Bloomsbury Review (03/01/1998)
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