Download or read book The Dancing Dementia Dude written by Dallas Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of one man's unconventional route to and through dementia-the light, the dark, the humorous, the unexpected. Weaving anecdotes, personal experiences, and reflection, The Dancing Dementia Dude is a book for those with dementia, as well as their loved ones, with hopes that its humor, optimism, and first-hand accounting will ease the mystery of one of the world's most feared conditions.
Download or read book The Dancing Dementia Due written by Dallas Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dancing with Lewy written by Nancy R. Poland and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman recounts dementia’s toll on her family and shares lessons she learned that can provide help and hope to caregivers tending to their own loved ones. Within Dancing with Lewy, readers meet Lee and Nancy. Lee was born into a large farming family just before the Great Depression. He was a World War II Veteran, self-made businessman, artist, poet, and a man who would give a stranger his last nickel. Lee’s third daughter, Nancy, is practical, organized, pragmatic, a writer, and equals her father in a passion for life. Nancy was determined to take the helm when Lee’s mind began “dancing” with Lewy body dementia even though he resolved to remain independent while his mind slipped away. Within Dancing with Lewy, readers also meet God as the one who carried the family through this storm and offered grace to the weariness of the family. This memoir is written through Nancy’s eyes while original poetry by Lee is woven throughout to provide readers a glimpse into his outlook to life. In Part I of Dancing with Lewy,Nancy revisits Lee’s young life, her own years growing up with her dad, and the toll dementia took on their family. She shares the pain of grief when her mom died of cancer and her dad became even more confused. In Part II, she shares the lessons she learned along the way and offers hope for caregivers tending to their loved one(s) who have a debilitating illness. Nancy offers practical advice for caregivers such as how to: Get legal documents in order Find community resources Choose a nursing home and partner with the staff Treat their loved one with respect and dignity
Download or read book Do School Not Street written by Dallas Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Date Like a Dude written by Sam Pease and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to dating — how to hitch, switch or ditch. This is the definitive guide. From her uncensored and hilarious dating mishaps to unconventional wisdom you won't have heard before, Sam Pease will help you work out whether he's a sleeper, a creeper or a keeper. Sam Pease is the Dating Doctor. With a thousand dates under her belt, numerous marriage proposals and enough dating escapades to write a trilogy, she has first-hand experience of what makes, or breaks, a new bond. In the same way her first book Eat Less Crap, Lose That Fat inspired readers to get slim without the gym, this book’s positive and humorous style will give readers hope and enthusiasm for the dating scene. Date Like a Dude will teach you how to date with your head, not your heart. Whether you’re sick of being single, recently separated, a solo mum, or allergic to dating, finding a man is easy with Sam's lessons in chemistry. As Sam says, the biggest mistake women make is assuming all the good ones are taken. “Beautiful, good men are everywhere. You just need to be in the right headspace to see them.”
Download or read book Slow Dancing with a Stranger written by Meryl Comer and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer’s advocate Meryl Comer’s Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction. When Meryl Comer’s husband Harvey Gralnick was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 1996, she watched as the man who headed hematology and oncology research at the National Institutes of Health started to misplace important documents and forget clinical details that had once been cataloged encyclopedically in his mind. With harrowing honesty, she brings readers face to face with this devastating condition and its effects on its victims and those who care for them. Detailing the daily realities and overwhelming responsibilities of caregiving, Comer sheds intensive light on this national health crisis, using her personal experiences—the mistakes and the breakthroughs—to put a face to a misunderstood disease, while revealing the facts everyone needs to know. Pragmatic and relentless, Meryl has dedicated herself to fighting Alzheimer’s and raising public awareness. “Nothing I do is really about me; it’s all about making sure no one ends up like me,” she writes. Deeply personal and illuminating, Slow Dancing With a Stranger offers insight and guidance for navigating Alzheimer’s challenges. It is also an urgent call to action for intensive research and a warning that we must prepare for the future, instead of being controlled by a disease and a healthcare system unable to fight it.
Download or read book Becoming a Man written by P. Carl and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “scrupulously honest” (O, The Oprah Magazine) debut memoir that explores one man’s gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America. Becoming a Man is a “moving narrative [that] illuminates the joy, courage, necessity, and risk-taking of gender transition” (Kirkus Reviews). For fifty years P. Carl lived as a girl and then as a queer woman, building a career, a life, and a loving marriage, yet still waiting to realize himself in full. As Carl embarks on his gender transition, he takes us inside the complex shifts and questions that arise throughout—the alternating moments of arrival and estrangement. He writes intimately about how transitioning reconfigures both his own inner experience and his closest bonds—his twenty-year relationship with his wife, Lynette; his already tumultuous relationships with his parents; and seemingly solid friendships that are subtly altered, often painfully and wordlessly. Carl “has written a poignant and candid self-appraisal of life as a ‘work-of-progress’” (Booklist) and blends the remarkable story of his own personal journey with incisive cultural commentary, writing beautifully about gender, power, and inequality in America. His transition occurs amid the rise of the Trump administration and the #MeToo movement—a transition point in America’s own story, when transphobia and toxic masculinity are under fire even as they thrive in the highest halls of power. Carl’s quest to become himself and to reckon with his masculinity mirrors, in many ways, the challenge before the country as a whole, to imagine a society where every member can have a vibrant, livable life. Here, through this brave and deeply personal work, Carl brings an unparalleled new voice to this conversation.
Download or read book Puppetry in Dementia Care written by Karrie Marshall and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and personal preferences. This book demonstrates the many ways in which puppetry and associated art forms such as singing and story-telling can be used in a person-centred way to create opportunities for these human responses to emerge. The author describes different scenarios in which puppetry can help facilitate connections, including in response to changes in relationships, communicating when words fail and in times of distress or conflict. She explains how puppets can be used to stimulate memories, celebrate life achievements and promote self-esteem and confidence, as well as with those nearing the end of life as part of palliative care. Strategies for introducing puppetry and other forms of creative stimulation into daily care are suggested, and real examples are used to illustrate how creativity may benefit the person with dementia beyond the immediate session. Step-by-step instructions for making a variety of puppets are also included. This thought-provoking book will be a source of inspiration and practical ideas for care staff and activity coordinators, creative arts therapists, occupational therapists, puppeteers and other artists working in care settings, as well as relatives of people with dementia looking for new ways to connect with their loved ones.
Download or read book Dancing with Elephants written by Jarem Sawatsky and published by Red Canoe Press. This book was released on 2017-03-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you need some encouragement in living with joy, read this book. It will change your perspective on everything. —Lana Philips Sawatsky beautifully models a way to dance in the gale of full catastrophe, to celebrate life, to laugh with it and at himself. —Jon Kabat-Zinn, national bestselling author ...beautiful and inspiring book...full of humor and wisdom about the pain of loss in our life, by someone living with a debilitating disease. —Jean Vanier, national bestselling author NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2017 NAUTILUS AWARD WINNER 2017 LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD WINNER Want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face major life challenges? Is your mind succumbing to age? Is your body failing you? Can you ever find joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging conditions? The answer is a resounding YES. Author Jarem Sawatsky saw the countless guides out there for those caring for the ill and healing the curable, but when he was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, he found there was nothing for those living with an incurable illness. He quit his job as a professor and devoted his life to exploring the possibilities of living with chronic conditions. Now he’s bringing his findings and insights to you in this empowering mindfulness guide. In Dancing With Elephants you’ll discover: ★ Simple practices to bring healing to your heart and life to your new outlook ★ Humorous (and occasionally heart-wrenching) stories of Sawatsky’s own journey of self-discovery and surprising family caregiving ★ Multiple ways to build confidence in yourself, even when you’ve been shaken to the core ★ A new perspective to transform your pain and renew your spirit ★ Practical tools to face your seemingly inescapable fears, and much, much more! Based on the popular blog of the same name, Dancing With Elephants includes insightful interviews with compassion experts Jon Kabat-Zinn, Lucy Kalanithi, and Patch Adams. Sawatsky’s landmark book provides support that only a fellow traveler down this road can offer. If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you’ll love Sawatsky’s life-changing book. Buy Dancing With Elephants today to discover a new way to live with joy! WHAT CRITICS SAY ABOUT DANCING WITH ELEPHANTS In Dancing with Elephants, Jarem Sawatsky offers a powerful example of the art of real happiness. This inspiring story reminds us just how essential it is to bring lovingkindness into every step of life. - New York Times bestselling author Sharon Salzberg When life seems to be falling apart, Jarem Sawatsky's interesting and entertaining book reminds us that laughter is what we need to not take ourselves too seriously. - New York Times bestselling author Jen Mann WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT DANCING WITH ELEPHANTS ★★★★★ “You won't forget this any time soon!” ★★★★★ “Wow! Just...wow!” ★★★★★ “Helps each of us learn about loving, letting go, and living in the present moment” ★★★★★ “The most helpful book I've read on living with serious illness” ★★★★★ “A very amazing book to read” ★★★★★ “Outstanding book!” ★★★★★ “This book is a great read” ★★★★★ “Captivated me from the very beginning” ★★★★★ “Written with all the earmarks of authenticity” ★★★★★ “I have never ever said this before: this book changed my life” ★★★★★ “Allowed me to look more deeply with the eyes of compassion” ★★★★★ “The courage and humour in this story are amazing” Vol. 1 in the award-winning & National bestselling series. More than 35K copies of the series sold and over 500 five-star reviews. Available in digital, print and audiobook.
Download or read book Dancing in Small Spaces written by Leslie A. Davidson and published by Brindle & Glass. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unstintingly honest and surprisingly humorous memoir that charts a couple’s parallel diagnoses of Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. In 2011, Leslie Davidson and her husband Lincoln Ford were enjoying retired life to the fullest as ardent outdoor enthusiasts, energetic travellers, and soon-to-be grandparents. But when Lincoln’s confusion became a concern and Leslie began to experience a hesitant leg and uncontrollable tremors in one arm, a devastating double diagnosis completely changed their life. In this personal and unstintingly honest memoir, Leslie recounts the years that follow the diagnoses—her Parkinson’s and Lincoln’s Lewy body dementia—charting physical changes, mastering medications (and sometimes flubbing it), the logistical puzzles of caregiving, and the steady support of their close-knit community in the small town of Grand Forks in south central British Columbia. She describes her struggle to maintain perspective while questioning what having perspective even means, and the work of being an advocate while needing an advocate. And she explains how, amid all the challenges and tears, shared laughter remained all-important to their survival, especially in times when Lincoln saw her as an imposter. She shares powerful lessons in love, courage, and grace from the man who had always led the way and who, despite the ravages of his illness, in many ways, still did. At once poignant and unflinchingly frank Dancing in Small Spaces is the story of a long and adventurous marriage, of deep gratitude, and, ultimately, of writing one’s way toward understanding and acceptance.
Download or read book I Still Have Joy written by Churnet Winborne and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth installment in the highly successful inspirational story of Pastor Angie. Fifty two year old Pastor Sheila Angela Davis , better known as Pastor Angie to all who know her. Gods brought Angie a long, long ways since her Massive Right brain Stroke along with her battle of Dementia. Angie .has just resumed full pastoral duties in her ever increasing congregation of For The Love Of Christ Baptist Church. Pastor Angie is still driving and running daily errands along with her twenty-four hour nursing staff that enables her to live a pretty self sufficient life despite her disabilities. Nanny Angie as shes known to her Grand children . Angie is able to babysit her five year old Grand son Manny Chase . The former teacher is teaching the little intelligent boy how to read write and his ABCs and one two threes. Angie also , tutors Bianca Campbell in her English Composition papers. Angie is able to prove that she and Jesus are a winning team as they conquer Dementia together. Despite getting lost on many occasions and on horribly bad days with Angies Dementia, she talks complete and utter gibberish. She still takes it all in stride and grace. Angie, handle challenge with the definite Joy of the Lord, hence, the title I Still Have Joy.
Download or read book A Confederacy of Dunces written by John Kennedy Toole and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).
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Download or read book The Alzheimer s Action Plan written by P. Murali Doraiswamy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts from Duke University provide the cutting-edge information that every family affected by Alzheimer's needs--from the benefits of early detection to prolonging quality of life.
Download or read book Mastering the Metal written by Zack Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, Eddie Bravo has been at the forefront of revolutions we’ve seen in the arts of fighting, comedy, and podcasting. But he wasn’t alone in his journey. For just over a decade, James Watson and Eddie Bravo were inseparable: musical partners, work colleagues, roommates, and best friends. From metal to rap, our protagonists worked to master the art of music together. Through the story of these past experiences in the pursuit of musical mastery, the reader will get to intimately understand Eddie Bravo and see how those experiences in his youth spent in music made him the man and martial artist he is today. Through the narration of our author, we get the complete picture of the private man behind the Eddie Bravo public persona.
Download or read book Paper Ghosts written by Julia Heaberlin and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong? FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • “Fast and furious . . . You’ll never see what’s coming.”—The Washington Post Years ago, her sister Rachel vanished. Now she is almost certain the man who took Rachel sits in the passenger seat beside her. He claims to have dementia and no memory of murdering girls across Texas in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. To find the truth, she proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip with a possible serial killer to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man? Is he a pathological con artist—or is she? You won’t see the final, terrifying twist spinning your way until the very last mile. Praise for Paper Ghosts “Paper Ghosts is a riveting summer read that shows Texas in a powerfully intimate light.” —The Austin Chronicle “[An] artful and elegiac psychological thriller . . . riveting.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Paper Ghosts] elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art.”—Sunday Express (UK) “Texas has yet again bred a major American noir writer.”—D Magazine “[Heaberlin has] developed a distinctive literary voice, one that is on full display in Paper Ghosts.”—Houston Chronicle “Entertainingly unnerving.”—The Dallas Morning News “Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place, and some dark comedy make this travelogue-cum-psychological thriller well worth the read.”—The Guardian
