Living with Lewy body dementia
Subtitle: one caregiver's personal, in-depth experience
By: Judy Towne Jennings
Publisher: West Bow Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781449760946; 9781449760953
Subjects: Lewy body dementia; Popular works; Patients; Family relationships; Dementia; Maladie des corps de Lewy; Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Relations familiales; Démence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-138) and index.
Table of contents: title: The beginning; title: How Lewy body dementia resembles Parkinson disease and Alzheimer's disease; title: Understanding the emotional challenges; title: Taking control by scheduling in the fun things; title: Talking about burn-out; title: Understanding the physical changes; title: Helping to make self care activities easier; title: A place for everything and everything in its place; title: All senses can be affected; title: All systems of the body can be affected by the disease; title: Understanding the challenges of declining mental and cognitive abilities; title: Mannerisms seen on a poor functioning day; title: Potential members of the support team; title: Preparing for financial decisions; title: Preparing ahead with legal issues; title: Spiritual support; title: Afterthought; title: The valley of grief.