How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?
In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to believe that Alzheimer's has happened to us,' writes one contributor, 'as if we were sent the wrong script.' The stories told here vividly reflect the tragedy of dementia, the gravity of loss, and instances of unsatisfactory diagnosis, treatment and care. But they contain hope and optimism too: clear indications that the quality of people's lives can be enhanced by sensitive support services, by improved understanding of the impact of dementia, by recognising the importance of valuing us all as human beings, and by embracing and sustaining the connections between us.
This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including relatives of people with dementia, social workers, medical practitioners and care staff.
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- Brian Baylis - Contributor
- Lucy Whitman - Author
- Rosemary Clarke - Contributor
- Pat Brown - Contributor
- Marilyn Duncan - Contributor
- Gail Chester - Contributor
- Peggy Fray - Contributor
- U Hla Htay - Contributor
- Tim Dartington - Contributor
- Jenny Davies - Contributor
- Rachael Dixey - Contributor
- Anna Young - Contributor
- Daphne Zackon - Contributor
- Lucy Whitman - Editor
- Jenny Thomas - Contributor
- Jim Swift - Contributor
- Helen Robinson - Contributor
- June Smith - Contributor
- Maria Smith - Contributor
- Pat Hill - Contributor
- Andra Houchen - Contributor
- Louisa Houchen - Contributor
- Barbara Pointon - Contributor
- Shirley Nurock - Contributor
- Roger Newman - Contributor
- Ian McQueen - Contributor
- Maria Jastrzebska - Contributor
- Steve Jeffery - Contributor
- Diana Lewin - Contributor
- Sania Malik - Contributor
- Geraldine McCarthy - Contributor
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780857000170
- File size: 3827 KB
- Release date: September 15, 2009
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780857000170
- File size: 3828 KB
- Release date: September 15, 2009
How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?
In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to believe that Alzheimer's has happened to us,' writes one contributor, 'as if we were sent the wrong script.' The stories told here vividly reflect the tragedy of dementia, the gravity of loss, and instances of unsatisfactory diagnosis, treatment and care. But they contain hope and optimism too: clear indications that the quality of people's lives can be enhanced by sensitive support services, by improved understanding of the impact of dementia, by recognising the importance of valuing us all as human beings, and by embracing and sustaining the connections between us.
This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including relatives of people with dementia, social workers, medical practitioners and care staff.