{"product_id":"alzheimers-disease-patricia-r-callone-9781932603132","title":"Alzheimer's Disease: A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the estimated 5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's disease, more than 7 in 10 live at home, primarily cared for by family and friends. \u003ci\u003eAlzheimer's Disease: The Dignity Within: A Handbook for Caregivers, Family, and Friends\u003c\/i\u003e was written in a workbook format aimed at increasing the caregiver's knowledge of the disease. As a result, these caregivers - whether family members, friends or health professionals - will be better equipped to nurture the dignity within people living with Alzheimer's and feel more confident doing so. The book is a tool for caregivers that will impact not only the way they relate to persons with Alzheimer's disease, but other relationships as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt contains information on how to take care of a person with Alzheimer's disease by mapping out each stage of the disease and showing what can be done from a caregiving standpoint at these various stages. In addition, the book discusses how important it is for caregivers to take care of themselves. It educates readers with easy-to-understand charts and sketches on what physically happens to the brain during the progression of Alzheimer's. Its five sections focus on the nature of Alzheimer's disease and on being a caregiver, covering topics such as tips for caregivers challenges and solutions changes in the brain that are responsible for the problems associated with the disease and much, much more. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, the most important tenet of the book is that we can better care for people with Alzheimer's by recognizing and nurturing the essence within a person living through the different stages of the disease. Both caregivers and people affected by Alzheimer's can live with a sense of dignity, importance, and self-esteem. \u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia R. Callone, Barbara C. Vasiloff, Roger A. Brumback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1932603131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932603132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Demos Medical Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.96h x 7.02w x 0.40d","brand":"Patricia R. Callone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074216718591,"sku":"9781932603132","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1dd6aa8-1f3f-4e10-bec2-1bfe1870c779.jpg?v=1685452464","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alzheimers-disease-patricia-r-callone-9781932603132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}