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English
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After losing virtually everything meaningful in his life, Benjamin trains to be a caregiver, but his first client, a fiercely independent teen with muscular dystrophy, gives him more than he bargained for and soon the two embark on a road trip to visit the boy's ailing father.
Author
Publisher
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's time to give yourself some self-care. From morning to evening, whether it's assisting with hygiene or making sure your loved one gets to their doctor's appointment on time, a caregiver's work is never done. Though borne from love, caregiving can be exhausting both physically and mentally, which is why it's important to take care of yourself. No matter the time of day, Self-Care for Caregivers is here to help you create a self-care routine...
Author
Publisher
M. Evans and Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When you're living with a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease you must be able to survive one emotional upheaval after another. What is most important during this difficult time is that you not only survive the physical demands placed on you as the primary caregiver, but that you learn to cope effectively with the emotional turmoil and preserve the quality of your own life in the process. Caregivers have been known to put their own...
Author
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Coming to terms with advancing dementia, Mary has no choice other than to move into her daughter's home. Her daughter, Kayla, caught between her cognitively impaired mother and her belligerent teenage son, soon finds caregiving is more challenging than she imagined. Sage, the family's golden retriever, offers comfort and unconditional love, but she has her own problems, especially when it comes to dealing with Mary's cat. Through it all, Mary struggles...
11) Twenty-two prayer poems for care givers: inspired by A course in miracles and other sacred teachings
Author
Publisher
Wren House
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Author
Language
English
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One journalist's surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches look at Alzheimer's, the disease that claimed her mother's life. Like many loved ones of Alzheimer's sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the confounding aspects of living with this disease, Kessler enlisted as a caregiver at a facility...
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"The first anthology of short stories and poems about family caregivers. The authors explore caregivers' experiences as they deal with family conflicts, the complexities of the health care system, and the impact of their choices on their lives and the lives of others"
19) The night guest
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Publisher
Faber & Faber, an affiliate of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A widow living alone in an isolated beach house allows a bedraggled woman, claiming to be a governmental care worker, into her home, and begins hearing strange sounds at night, and is suddenly plagued by childhood memories of Fiji.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive and revelatory book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses. In 2019, 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million will die of Alzheimer's disease dementia. 16 million caregivers are responsible for paying as much as half of the $226 billion annual costs of their care. As more people live beyond their seventies and eighties, the number of patients will rise to an estimated 13.8 million by 2025. Part case...
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