Diary of a Caregiver

Diary of a Caregiver
Author: Rex T. Young
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2018-02-28
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1984511424

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In 2009, my wife of over fifty-eight years was diagnosed with dementia with Alzheimers symptoms. My caregiving responsibilities began before that time and continued until her death in January 2018. She was provided care in her own home. As time went by, the caregiver duties became more and more demanding. It was truly twenty-four hours each day and seven days each week. My sweetheart was referred to the hospice program as a patient beginning in 2013 with a life expectancy of six months or less. At the time of her passing, she had been a hospice patient for four years, eleven months, and five days. The Diary of a Caregiver begins with her entry into the hospice program and continues until her death. Caregiving can be very frustrating at times as one never knows what to expect or when to expect it. The Diary of a Caregiver identifies many of the problems and frustrations associated with care of a dementia patient. It also identifies different techniques and solutions to some of those problems. It should be of interest to anyone who is involved in caregiving, especially those who are just beginning.

Diary of a Caregiver (You Are Not Alone. )

Diary of a Caregiver (You Are Not Alone. )
Author: Maria Nieves
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781482057751

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A tale of someone who has lived the life of a caregiver, a person that has been through the good and the bad times with an elderly parent. See through those eyes what you can expect or not expect when you take on the responsibility of being there for someone else. Being a caregiver is a job that you are not paid to do, you are not acclaimed by anyone, however, you are blessed by above for all that you've done.

Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Author: Robert Hershberger
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-05-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1612497357

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One year shy of her fiftieth wedding anniversary, Dee Hershberger was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Her husband, Bob, serving as her primary caregiver, kept a journal the following four and a half years. Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver provides an unflinchingly honest and heartbreaking account of what the couple went through. During the first two and a half years, Dee gradually lost short-term memory but maintained most physical and social abilities. Over the last two years she lost these abilities, most words, and long-term memory. She also became incontinent, suffered from undetected illnesses, and experienced psychotic episodes and uncontrollable, violent behavior. This is a brutally raw look at what it is like to lose a loved one to Alzheimer’s, including what the disease does to the patient and the effects it has on loved ones and caregivers. This personal view into caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s will help readers understand the physical, emotional, and financial consequences of the disease, as well as provide support, advice, and hope to anyone in the same situation.

The Alzheimer’S Diary

The Alzheimer’S Diary
Author: Joan Sutton
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 149173163X

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One who Forgets and One who is Forgotten One in eight over the age of sixty-five and one in three over the age of eighty will be diagnosed with Alzheimers Disease. In her memoir, author Joan Sutton narrates a moving account of her years as caregiver to her husband, noting that Alzheimers is a disease of the brain that is paid for with the currency of the heart. A member of the board of overseers of The Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation, she stresses the need to develop more effective treatment for the five million Americans currently diagnosed with this incurable disease, pointing out that for every patient there is a large circle of others also affected. Sutton offers practical advice for the care of the caregiver and the patient, and shares the pain that came as she watched pieces of her husbands self disappear. Following his death, after what Nancy Reagan described as the long goodbye, she writes candidly about coping with her new status as a widow and the aching loneliness of the heart that is the price paid for having known a great love. 100% of the authors royalties (20 to 40% of the purchase price) will benefit the Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation/Canada. Cover design by John R. Lewis

Notes from the Diary of a Caregiver

Notes from the Diary of a Caregiver
Author: Abe Koblin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Alzheimer's disease
ISBN: 9781561677139

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Dementia Diary

Dementia Diary
Author: Robert Tell
Publisher: Robert Tell
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005-12
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1411665775

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PAPERBACK & DOWNLOAD EDITIONS---For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. If you are watching your loved one vanish into the sinkhole of Alzheimer's Disease (or another dementia), "Dementia Diary" will lift your spirits.

Diary of a Caregiver's Hell

Diary of a Caregiver's Hell
Author: Just Joyce
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2020-04-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1645307948

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Diary of a Caregiver's Hell By: Just Joyce At the age of 3-1/2, Joyce became a foster child to Ethel and Blair Breitigam. They raised her on their Pennsylvania farm to adulthood. Little did Ethel and Blair know how their decision would not only change the rest of Joyce’s life, but have an impact on who would be there for them at the closing time of their lives. Ethel and Blair experienced 17+ years of progression through debilitating illnesses, frailty of body, becoming invalids, along with both of them having Alzheimer’s. Although these years seem to have been taken from Joyce, it has also been a selfless giving by Joyce to this man and woman she came to call Mom and Dad. With her real-world, down-to-earth, tell-it-like-it-is attitude, just maybe Joyce can help one or two caregivers out there who are finding their situation hard to deal with.

Caring for Nigel

Caring for Nigel
Author: Eileen Murray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2022-02-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781914523182

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At the age of sixty-nine, Nigel Murray was diagnosed with dementia. His wife kept a diary - an outlet for the daily stress of caring for him at home. Her account offers a unique insight into the experience of caring for someone with dementia.

Mom Forgot

Mom Forgot
Author: Teresa Hopson-Finley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2002-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781403364142

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Journal For Caregivers

Journal For Caregivers
Author: Paige Cooper Rn
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781098738402

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The Ultimate Caregiver's Diary To Write Medical Tracking Information in. This is a 6X9 101 Page Prompted Fill In Organizer for Those Caring For Seniors, Dealing With Dementia or Just At Home Caregivers. Makes A Great Gift for Caregiving Activities of Daily Living. Caregiving Journal Gift **Activity and Caregiving Notes **Toilet Schedule **Appointments Gift For Men Gift For Moms Elder Care Diary Dementia Care Alzheimers Caregiver Support Awareness Caregiving Support Diary To Write Important Information In.