Listen to the talk of us
Subtitle: people with dementia speak out
By: Trisha Kotai-Ewers.
Contributors: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association of Western Australia
Publisher: Alzheimer's Australia (WA)
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Shenton Park, W.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780646474403
Subjects: Interpersonal communication; Dementia -- Patients -- Care; Communication in medicine
First sentence: Introduction:  According to Oliver Sacks, 'We have, each of us, a life-story, an inner narrative -- whose continuity, whose sense, is our lives.'

Chapter 1: Rae's Story.
Of all the people I spoke with over a prolonged period of time, I saw Rae the least.
Description: For 7 years the author listened to and recorded the words of people with dementia. They revealed to her much of their subjective experience with dementia. This book tells their stories.

'Trisha Kotai-Ewers has creatively enhanced the too-slowly emerging body of knowledgeable writing on this subject, employing her skills as a wordsmith and as a listener to great advantage......There will be benefits for professionals as well as carers who pay attention to this book.'                            Dr. Neville Hills, FRANZCP, MRCPsych, DPM
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-200).
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Rae's Story- 'In the dark places'
pagenum: 10; label: 2
title: Grant's Story- 'A wordsmith and a wit'
pagenum: 23; label: 3
title: Marjorie's Story- 'I just want to be at home and be myself'
pagenum: 38; label: 4
title: Irene's Story- 'I wish I could know half the story'
pagenum: 50; label: 5
title: Tim's Story-  'A turtle in a world of rabbits'
pagenum: 65; label: 6
title: The Experience of Dementia- 'This Losing Mind Thing'
pagenum: 80; label: 7
title: Speaking of Families and Friends- 'We all need someone to be with us'
pagenum: 94; label: 8
title: Ways of Caring- 'It would be hard to be helping them over'
pagenum: 107; label: 9
title: Being in the Early Stages of Dementia- 'Uncle Al's nasty disease'
pagenum: 119; label: 10
title: On the Search for Meaning- 'Maybe it's about the changing'
pagenum: 132; label: 11
title: The Response to Being Truly Heard- 'You help some'
pagenum: 150; label: 12
title: The Effect of Listening with Your Heart- 'You'll be opened up'
pagenum: 161; label: 13
title: The Journey into the Centre of Meaning- 'Going into the Middle'
pagenum: 170; label: Appendix I
title: What is dementia?
pagenum: 183; label: Appendix II
title: Alzheimer's Associations in Australia
pagenum: 186