Inside the dementia epidemic
Subtitle: a daughter's memoir
By: Martha Stettinius
Edition: 1st Dundee-Lakemont Press trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Dundee-Lakemont Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Massachusetts]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780984932603
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Patients; Family relationships; Biography; Dementia; Care; Mothers and daughters; Alzheimer Disease; Caregivers; Family Relations
Description: The unflinching and hopeful story of one woman's journey into family caregiving, and a vivid overview of the challenges of Alzheimer's care. With the passion of a committed daughter and the fervor of a tireless reporter, Martha Stettinius weaves this compelling story of caregiving for her demented mother with a broad exploration of the causes of Alzheimer's disease, means of treating it, and hopes for preventing it. She shares the lessons she's learned over seven years of caregiving at home, in assisted living, a rehabilitation center, a "memory care" facility for people living with dementia, and a nursing home--lessons not just about how to navigate the system, but how caregiving helped the author to grow closer to her mother, and to learn to nurture her mother's spirit through the most advanced stages of dementia--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-339) and index.