{"product_id":"alzheimers-through-the-alphabet-leslie-f-hergert-9781480859647","title":"Alzheimer'S Through the Alphabet: One Journey of Ups and Downs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a vivid story of life with Alzheimersor at least, one story of one family with an unusual sense of humor. Told in an unconventional style (through the alphabet rather than chronologically), Leslie F. Hergert describes the sadness, humor, and challenges of caring for a partner with Alzheimers Disease through its many stages. Each letter of the alphabet provides reflections on some facet of the Alzheimers experience, told with honesty and a wry eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie spoke at our conference on Dementia and attendees said that her stories were the most powerful part of a very good conference. Her book extends that speech to provide an inside view of living with Alzheimers, a comfort for others living with the disease and an education for outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Willbanks, Somerville Cambridge Elder Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Hergert writes candidly and poignantly about her experience caring for her husband with early onset Alzheimers Disease. She touches upon the major cognitive, psychological, and functional changes that occur over the course of the disease, and she provides practical tips to caregivers on how to manage them. She also writes movingly about the multiple emotions she felt as she accompanied her husband on the journey, reminding all of us that there are moments of joy and laughter even among those of loss and grief. I have no doubt that readers will find her words of wisdom helpful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerena Chao, MD, MSc; Geriatrics Division Chief, Cambridge Health Alliance; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie F. Hergert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480859648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480859647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2020","brand":"Leslie F. Hergert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46292938424575,"sku":"9781480859647","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50ed4a49-9878-49b9-ac2b-6563b768650f.jpg?v=1730210607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alzheimers-through-the-alphabet-leslie-f-hergert-9781480859647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}