Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia is
hard but with this book, you and your family will successfully face the
challenges that these diseases present.
Dementia is a very common neurological disease of aging affecting
millions of people in complex ways. There are multiple forms of the
dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia,
Frontotemporal Dementia, and vascular dementia, among others, and many
share features of slowly progressive and profound changes affecting
memory, thinking, behavior, and personality. The disease often
introduces personal and even financial strains, which can be at times
hard to understand. Unfortunately, most forms of dementia have no
definitive treatments to prevent, slow, or stop the progression, but
there is a concerted effort in the scientific community to change this.
There is a consistent hope that there will soon be a new era of
scientific breakthroughs impacting dementia. Now, and in the future,
patients with dementia, their friends, and their families need resources
to successfully face the challenges introduced by the disease.
Navigating Life with Dementia is designed as a handbook including
tools to manage both day-to-day issues and to anticipate the long-term
impact of the disease for dementia patients as well as their friends and
families. This volume will help families in all stages of dementia care,
beginning with the earliest hints of cognitive problems through advanced
stages. In easily understood language, the book thoroughly covers the
complexities of the dementias, the establishment of a diagnosis, what to
expect throughout the stages of disease, and how to best anticipate and
manage common problems.
