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One Man’s Journey Through Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Rick Phelps’ new book is here! – “WHILE I STILL CAN” Rare is the opportunity to experience the nightmare of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease from the perspective of a patient. In this book, While I Still Can, Rick Phelps, the founder of “Memory People”, an online Alzheimer’s and [...]
“Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness – common sense caregiving” by Gary Joseph LeBlanc Generally, when I’m reviewing a book for this site it’s either an Instruction Manual for dealing with the Alzheimer’s patient from Diagnosis to Stage 6. Or, a Question and Answer dialog where you need only search the ‘contents page’ to find [...]
“The Alzheimer’s Family – Helping Caregivers Cope” Written by Robert B. Santulli, MD., associate professor of psychiatry at the Dartmouth Medical School and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Dr. Santulli is also the editor of the “Dartmouth Memory Clinic Handbook.” For 20 years he has specialized in treating Alzheimer’s [...]
Alexandra Faer Bryan has a new children’s book, “Green Kitty.” It’s a must-read and has placed as a finalist for “Best Books 2011.” About a grandmother recently placed in assisted living and her visiting grandchild. This story weaves information and caregiving suggestions about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease subtly into the storyline of this educational and entertaining work. [...]
Kindle Fire Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi Now the Kindle is in color and can do movies, web, apps, reading and so much more… Movies, apps, games, music, reading and more, plus Amazon’s revolutionary, cloud-accelerated web browser 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, and books Amazon Appstore – thousands of popular apps and [...]
“I’m Still Alice” ~~ Author: Lisa Genova, a first-time novelist, holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Harvard University and is an online columnist for the National Alzheimer’s Association. She lives with her family in Massachusetts. I’ve been conflicted about reviewing, or recommending this book despite the fact that it’s one of the best I’ve read [...]
Me And MY Alzheimers by Norman McNamara (Norms) –Norman Mac has been an inspiration to all advocates for a greater awareness of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. His optimistic attitude, delightful posts on Facebook wonderful thoughts and poetry in print bring us joy everyday. At the age of 50yrs old Norm was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He is [...]
Jan’s Story–The Long Goodbye by Barry Petersen This is an intimate look at a vibrant couple, deeply in love, living an exciting life of travel and adventure, commuting between two homes in Asia, when Alzheimer’s brings everything to a halt. Written from the husband’s point of view, it ‘s a poignant story of loss and [...]
Alzheimer’s – Book Reviews When we learn that our loved one has Alzheimer’s we have a thirst to know what it means for them– and us. Will our lives change? How will we handle it? And will our loved one die from this horrible disease? Below are a few of the books from a recommended [...]
When you have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you are assaulted by questions. I remember those days right after my Mom was diagnosed. All sorts of images bounce in your head, some are myths and some are behaviors that your loved one may or many not suffer through. Even if the person you are [...]
