Download or read book Sara s Story and the Impact of Alzheimer s written by Gene F. Ostrom and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara would choose to be remembered for the person she was-a whole person having lived a full, productive life. She was far more than one who succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. Her story is of one who overcame obstacles by virtue of her inherent gifts. She made her mark as a faithful wife, mother, and exemplary educator. In her chosen field of speech therapy, she was trained by pioneering professionals who found in her the perfect disciple. Sara touched the lives directly and indirectly of many thousands of children in a vital way. That way was through helping children and youth to build their speech and language skills. She constantly emphasized the pragmatics of communication-communication that was practical, effective, and facilitative of positive interpersonal relationships. She had health problems to contend with and she did so with courage. In later life, she was able to deal with Alzheimer's in a dignified way. She had the aid of others in doing so. Particularly, she had her husband who stood by her, demonstrating the power of love. The story of this love is told dramatically through her husband's journal written during the crucial years of their battle with this tragic disease.

Download or read book Sarah s Alzheimer s Story written by Fontella Bateman and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In telling Sarah's Alzheimer's Story, the writer takes you back to where it all began in the hills of Kentucky where Sarah was born. You may laugh, cry, or simply wonder as you go with her through her journey of life. The reader will get to know about the strong woman Sarah and how she endures many tragedies. One will find that even though memory loss is a large part of Alzheimer's disease, in Sarah's case, there is so much more. Throughout the story, the writer sometimes takes you back to incidents earlier in Sarah's life. In the writer's opinion, Sarah may be recalling something from the past, causing her to act the way she does. This seems to be especially true when she begins to see or talk to imaginary people. Dealing with this disease is often a struggle for Sarah and her family. But hopefully, you will see the joy in their laughter, the sorrow in their tears, and feel their strong love. It is hard to watch this very strong woman deteriorate mentally, physically, and lose her personality. But this writer believes that there is a reason, even if we do not understand it at the time.

Download or read book From Here to There written by Leslie Hills and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While thirty-eight year-old Sara Gorman and her two older sisters are sitting on the roof of their mother's old house and celebrating the life of the woman who can no longer recognize them due to debilitating Alzheimer's disease, Sara is suddenly overwhelmed by the shocking realization of thankfulness toward her mother's illness. As the realization sends her into a reflection of her life and childhood, readers are taken on an emotional journey of maternal neglect, artistic, success, and deep betrayal. Through personal tragedies, strained emotional relationships, and a battle with a devasting disease, this amazing story by Leslie Hills takes us all down the long road of forgiveness that takes us from here to there. This is a touching generational saga of one family's journey through love, betrayal, and redemption. A wonderful blend of humor, sadness, and heartwarming sentiment, this endearing novel will leave a lasting impression on all who read it. A captivating read for women of all ages, the novel paints a lovely picture of a lifetime of family drama and deceit being overcome by truth and love. Touching sentiment and a unique tone make this a must read for women everywhere. Unique in its quirkiness, the book tackles the tough subjects of Alzheimer's disease, neglect, deceit, and betrayal with a heartwarming humor over a profound sadness. Filled with fleshed-out characters with very real flaws and problems, the novel offers a complete look at a dysfunctional family coming apart at the seams while slowly learning to come back together.

Download or read book A Return Journey written by Sue Petrovski and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return Journey is the result of Susan Matthews Petrovski's personal journals during her mother's 8-year Alzheimer's journey and her correspondence with other Alzheimer's caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions. These caregivers' stories are an inside view into the lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the Alzheimer's experience. Petrovski examines right and wrong choices, which will help those whose Alzheimer's journey or caregiving journey is just beginning, clearly and wisely explaining that with Alzheimer's there are no "right" ways, no "best" decisions, and no "perfect" answers.

Download or read book Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias written by Jonathan Graff-Radford and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference on preventing, treating, and coping with dementia, from “one of the most reliable, respected health resources that Americans have” (Publishers Weekly). This book from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic offers an update on what experts know about Alzheimer’s and related dementias, including the latest research into treatment and prevention, ways to live well with dementia, and recommendations for caregivers. While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, many related types also affect adults worldwide, causing loss of memory, reason, judgment, and other cognitive functions. Although the diseases that cause dementia have long been considered unrelenting and incurable, recent advances offer hope. This book includes information about: • What to expect of typical aging and what are the earliest signs of abnormal aging • Memory loss and other forms of cognitive impairment that may lead to dementia • Characteristic features of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, including frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body dementia, and vascular cognitive impairment • The latest research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias • Caring for and supporting someone living with dementia Are there ways you can lower your risk? Can dementia be prevented? Can you live well with dementia? If so, how? You’ll find answers to these important questions and more in this book.

Download or read book Us Against Alzheimer s written by Marita Golden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking multicultural anthology shares moving personal stories about the impacts of Alzheimer’s and dementia. An estimated 5.7 million Americans are afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease, including 10 percent of those over sixty-five, and it is the sixth leading cause of death. But its effects are more pervasive: for the nearly 6 million sufferers, there are more than 16 million family caregivers and many more family members. Alzheimer’s wreaks havoc not only on brain cells; it is a disease of the spirit and heart for those who suffer from it but also for their families. This groundbreaking anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer’s and other dementias on patients as well as their caregivers and family. Deeply personal, recounting the wrenching course of a disease that kills a loved one twice—first they forget who they are, and then the body succumbs—these stories also show how witnessing the disease and caring for someone with it can be powerfully transformative, calling forth amazing strength and grace. The contributors, who have all generously donated their work, include Edwidge Danticat, Julie Otsuka, Elizabeth Nunez, Meryl Comer, Greg O’Brien, Dr. Daniel Potts, Sallie Tisdale, and Nihal Satyadev. Reflecting the diversity and global nature of the dementia crisis, this anthology is published in collaboration with UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.

Download or read book Bleeding Hearts written by Tami a Reeves and published by Tami a Reeves. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kind of death...Alzheimer's not only steals the patient's life but also devastates the family-no one more so than the spouse, who is now married to someone no longer "here." Bleeding Hearts is the candid narrative of a husband torn between love for his wife and the need to move on with his own life. Told by "the other woman," whom he meets at a time when he most needs her, the story of Eric, his wife, family, and new love, Tami, breaks the silence on a sensitive subject-offering comfort and insight to those struggling with the conflicting emotions that arise when Alzheimer's strikes the one you love.

Download or read book Tangles written by Sarah Leavitt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful memoir the the LA Times calls “moving, rigorous, and heartbreaking," Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer’s disease transformed her mother, Midge, and her family forever. In spare blackand- white drawings and clear, candid prose, Sarah shares her family’s journey through a harrowing range of emotions—shock, denial, hope, anger, frustration—all the while learning to cope, and managing to find moments of happiness. Midge, a Harvard educated intellectual, struggles to comprehend the simplest words; Sarah’s father, Rob, slowly adapts to his new role as full-time caretaker, but still finds time for wordplay and poetry with his wife; Sarah and her sister Hannah argue, laugh, and grieve together as they join forces to help Midge. Tangles confronts the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease, and ultimately releases a knot of memories and dreams to reveal a bond between a mother and a daughter that will never come apart.

Download or read book Bugs in My Brain Poison on My Plate written by Dr. Frank Springob and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-08-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America, the food supply has steadily degraded over the past 150 years. Commercial foods loaded with chemicals, high-fructose corn syrup, trans-fats, and GMOs have taken over the marketplace. Political interests and corporate greed have controlled our diet for decades, leading to an epidemic of degenerative health conditions. Now we can fight back! Bugs in My Brain, Poison on My Plate explains the problem and provides practical solutions for restoring and maintaining your health by using the Morphogenic Field Technique (MFT) to match the energy of your food to the energy field your body. The latest advancement in natural health care, MFT incorporates muscle response testing with energy healing and personalized nutritional protocols. Ideal for practitioners and patrons alike, this book reveals how to access the innate wisdom of the body to create sustainable, affordable, effective health solutions that will lead to a brighter future for us all.

Download or read book Broken Beauty written by Sarah B. Smith and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of Early-onset Alzheimer’s, here is a book all about life, love, and hope. ​Broken Beauty is the story of Sarah Smith’s mother—known as “Beauty” to her family—and her family’s journey through the devastating world of Early-onset Alzheimer’s. Smith was a young mother in her thirties when her own mother’s illness struck, so the family’s shock and pain at the disease’s manifestations is nearly unbearable. Not only is Beauty still young and fit; she is also Sarah’s best friend. This powerful and personal story about a daughter facing the unthinkable and the love she found to carry her through will touch the hearts of everyone who reads it. Sarah Bearden Smith is a housewife, mother of three, and a woman of deep faith, who has lived in Texas all her life. Sarah was born and raised in the Houston area, and remained there until her departure for the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a speech communications major, varsity cheerleader, and a member of Tri Delta sorority. After her marriage to Thad Smith in 2002, the couple moved to Dallas, Texas. During their years in Dallas, Sarah and her husband have served on various boards and committees, including the Greer Garson Gala, Presbyterian Hospital Healthcare Foundation, East-West Ministries, AWARE Dallas, and Providence Christian School of Texas. They actively serve with their children in assisted living and memory care facilities and support organizations such as Council for Life, Alzheimer’s Association, Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, and Community Bible Study. Sarah and her family are members of Watermark Community Church.

Download or read book Let s Never Talk About This Again written by Sara Faith Alterman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha Irby meets Bettyville in this darkly funny and poignant memoir about love, loss, Alzheimer's, and reviving her father's pornographic writing career, from writer and Mortified liveproducer Sara Faith Alterman. Twelve-year-old Sara enjoyed an G-rated existence in suburban New England, filled with over-the-top birthday cakes, Revolutionary War reenactments, and nerdy word games invented by her prudish father, Ira. But Sara's world changed for the icky when she discovered that Ira had been shielding her from the truth: that he was a campy sex writer who'd sold millions of books in multiple languages, including the wildly popular Games You Can Play with Your Pussy. Which was, to the naïve Sara's horror, not a book about cats. For decades the books remained an unspoken family secret, until Ira developed early onset Alzheimer's disease . . . and announced he'd be reviving his writing career. With Sara's help. In this cringeworthy, hilarious, and moving memoir, Sara shares the profound experience of discovering new facets of her father; once as a child, and again as an adult. Let's Never Talk About This Again is a must-read confessional from a woman who spent years trying to find humor in the perverse and optimism in the darkness, and succeeded.

Download or read book The End of Alzheimer s written by Dale Bredesen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller A groundbreaking plan to prevent and reverse Alzheimer’s Disease that fundamentally changes how we understand cognitive decline. Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but until now no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease. In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Revealing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, The End of Alzheimer’s outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels, sleep) that can trigger "downsizing" in the brain. The protocol shows us how to rebalance these factors using lifestyle modifications like taking B12, eliminating gluten, or improving oral hygiene. The results are impressive. Of the first ten patients on the protocol, nine displayed significant improvement with 3-6 months; since then the protocol has yielded similar results with hundreds more. Now, The End of Alzheimer’s brings new hope to a broad audience of patients, caregivers, physicians, and treatment centers with a fascinating look inside the science and a complete step-by-step plan that fundamentally changes how we treat and even think about AD.

Download or read book Mind Thief written by Han Yu and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alzheimer’s disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world’s most common causes of death. Alzheimer’s lingers for years, with patients’ outward appearance unaffected while their cognitive functions fade away. Patients lose the ability to work and live independently, to remember and recognize. There is still no proven way to treat Alzheimer’s because its causes remain unknown. Mind Thief is a comprehensive and engaging history of Alzheimer’s that demystifies efforts to understand the disease. Beginning with the discovery of “presenile dementia” in the early twentieth century, Han Yu examines over a century of research and controversy. She presents the leading hypotheses for what causes Alzheimer’s; discusses each hypothesis’s tangled origins, merits, and gaps; and details their successes and failures. Yu synthesizes a vast amount of medical literature, historical studies, and media interviews, telling the gripping stories of researchers’ struggles while situating science in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. Her chronicling of the trajectory of Alzheimer’s research deftly balances rich scientific detail with attention to the wider implications. In narrating the attempts to find a treatment, Yu also offers a critical account of research and drug development and a consideration of the philosophy of aging. Wide-ranging and accessible, Mind Thief is an important book for all readers interested in the challenge of Alzheimer’s.

Download or read book Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer s written by Persis Granger and published by Iuniverse Star. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's is a support group in print for those escorting a loved one on the Alzheimer's journey.Nine women map the passage of a parent through Alzheimer's disease, describing the evolution of their own emotional responses to the disease and the changes it effects in the patient and in her relationship with family members. The book invites the reader to take a first step in healing from Alzheimer's ripple effect by beginning to journal about the experience."Use the stories here as tools to understand your own painful situation. Employ them to help you empower yourself, sort through your emotions and begin to heal. Seize upon that which makes sense to you and disregard that which seems irrelevant. Then, pick up your favorite pen and notebook and 'talk' about what is going on in your journey with Alzheimer's disease. We wish you well." -Persis Granger, Editor, Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's"An enthralling, ambitious and much-needed effort...most definitely the sort of work on Alzheimer's that needs to get public notice." -Karla Morales, People's Medical Society

Download or read book The Fatigue Solution written by Eva Cwynar, M.D. and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a new way to regain your vitality Every day, all over the world, millions of women are grappling with many of the same mind and body issues: · low sex drive · weight gain · sexual dissatisfaction · chronic stress · anxiety · hormone imbalances · infertility · poor sleep · lack of concentration · PMS · perimenopause and menopause complications ...and most especially, an overriding feeling of unexplainable fatigue. It’s time to take the “f word” out of our lives! The Fatigue Solution will show you how you can go from fatigued to fabulous by following eight simple steps that can help you identify and understand the potential source of these vexing health conditions. It is a 21st century woman’s health guide for generating physical as well as emotional strength, balancing hormones, reclaiming sexual vitality, and restoring energy. Dr. Eva Cwynar, premier Beverly Hills endocrinologist and metabolic medicine specialist, who has treated prime ministers, A-list actors, and professional athletes, shares her program for rejuvenating and reinvigorating your life.

Download or read book The End of Alzheimer s Program written by Dale Bredesen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller The New York Times Best Selling author of The End of Alzheimer's lays out a specific plan to help everyone prevent and reverse cognitive decline or simply maximize brainpower. In The End of Alzheimer's Dale Bredesen laid out the science behind his revolutionary new program that is the first to both prevent and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Now he lays out the detailed program he uses with his own patients. Accessible and detailed, it can be tailored to anyone's needs and will enhance cognitive ability at any age. What we call Alzheimer's disease is actually a protective response to a wide variety of insults to the brain: inflammation, insulin resistance, toxins, infections, and inadequate levels of nutrients, hormones, and growth factors. Bredesen starts by having us figure out which of these insults we need to address and continues by laying out a personalized lifestyle plan. Focusing on the Ketoflex 12/3 Diet, which triggers ketosis and lets the brain restore itself with a minimum 12-hour fast, Dr. Bredesen drills down on restorative sleep, targeted supplementation, exercise, and brain training. He also examines the tricky question of toxic exposure and provides workarounds for many difficult problems. The takeaway is that we do not need to do the program perfectly but will see tremendous results if we can do it well enough. With inspiring stories from patients who have reversed cognitive decline and are now thriving, this book shifts the treatment paradigm and offers a new and effective way to enhance cognition as well as unprecedented hope to sufferers of this now no longer deadly disease.

Download or read book You Lost Me There written by Rosecrans Baldwin and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautiful, brainy, and offbeat" (Entertainment Weekly), a perfect sophisticated summer read. By turns funny, charming, and tragic, Rosecrans Baldwin's debut novel introduces leading Alzheimer's researcher Dr. Victor Aaron, who spends his days alternating between long hours in the lab and running through memories of his late wife, Sara. He's preserved their marriage as a perfect, if tumultuous, duet between two opposite but compatible souls. Until the day he discovers a series of index cards in Sara's handwriting that chronicle the major "changes in direction of their marriage." Suddenly this eminent memory expert finds his faith in memory itself unraveling, and he must, along with his support network of strong women-from his lab assistant to Aunt Betsy, the doddering doyenne of the island where they all live-determine a way to move on. Watch a Video