Aging category: 2173 books
by Natalie Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
A powerful memoir from Natalie Golderg--the woman who changed the way writing is taught in this country--sharing her experience with cancer grounded in her practice of writing and Zen.
Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home begins at the grave of Katagiri Roshi, Natalie's Zen teacher, in...
Graceful Exit
How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
When we are thrust into the role of caregiver for a loved one who is in the process of dying, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Yet it’s a situation millions of us face every year with virtually no sort of preparation or guidance. With Graceful Exit, Dr. Gustavo Ferrer offers an all-in-one resource...
by Sheila Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
One woman's journey through the care giving and death of a loved one as told in a daily journal. This story depicts the actual hospice care and guidance given throughout this personal journey. A must read for anyone that makes the decision to bring a loved one home to die.
The Nursing Home Guide
A Doctor Reveals What You Need to Know about Long-Term Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
The lowdown on long-term care?from a geriatric specialist with over twenty years in the field.
Placing loved ones in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities is a stressful decision?and for good reason. In previous decades, some homes were plagued by scandal, and everyone wants to know...
by Henry Fields
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2017
Toenail fungus is definitely is a health issue but much more than that, it is a social problem for the person that has it. Toenail fungus keeps you from wearing open toe sandals, it keeps you from joining your family and friends at the beach and it even becomes a self-conscious issue in a personal...
by Barb Owen
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
What would happen if The Unthinkable blindsided you requiring everything be put on hold to become a full time caregiver for a loved one? At the very least it would reshape your life. Without a survival guide it could even destroy it. Barb Owen delivers precisely that survival guide in NORMAL Doesn't...
by Brian Keelan
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
“There is nothing more important to your success at quitting smoking than the act of preparing yourself to do it. Nothing!” That’s what finally got Brian Keelan out of his 40 year addiction to nicotine, over 90,000 cigarettes and $37,000 after-tax dollars ago.
This is a book every smoker should...
The Darling Menopause THE SHOCK
A humourous diary about the discovery of the peri-menopausal world and life lessons from it
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2018
Deborah Crowe’s autobiographical, humorous look at the world, “The Darling Menopause”, begins in August 2014… Set in sunny Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I chronicle my menopausal journey of the past 4 years to date, from my perspective and that of my young daughter and my rather less young husband.
I...
Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness
Common Sense Caregiving Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
When my father was first diagnosed with Alzheimers, I read and researched everything I could get my hands on about the disease. Right off the bat I could tell if it was written by a physician, pharmaceutical company or even a nursing home. When caregivers are looking for help, the last thing they...
Share My Lonesome Valley
The Slow Grief of Long-Term Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
Whether a patient has cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease ALS, AIDS. . .there is one thing all of these diseases have in common: someone is caring for the one who is ill. Long-term care means the caregiver is busy, overwhelmed, tired and has little opportunity to realize,...
The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's
A Groundbreaking Look At This Mind-Blowing Disease And Its Effect On Women As Patients, Caregivers, And Advocates
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s will be the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary look at these questions at this transformational moment. The Report will digest the current trends in thinking about Alzheimer’s, examine cutting-edge medical research, look at societal...
Letters From Madelyn
Chronicles of a Caregiver
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Madelyn Kubin was a 70-year-old Kansas farm wife. She appeared to be fragile because of her thinning white hair, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, congestive heart failure, and severe hearing loss. But when her husband Quentin suffered a debilitating stroke, she was forced to summon all of her physical,...
by Marjorie N. Allen, Susan Dublin, Patricia J. Kimmerly
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
A Look Inside Alzheimer's is a captivating read for friends, families and loved ones affected by this mind-robbing disease. Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease will take comfort in the voice of a fellow traveler experiencing similar challenges, frustrations, and triumphs. Family and professional...
by Deborah Keys
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
When her own mother does not recognize her, a daughter is faced with the reality of how dementia has stolen her mother’s mind.
Deborah Keys offers readers her intensely personal journal entries of caring for her mother on a daily basis. With honesty that’s intimate, raw, and often humorous,...