Alzheimer's disease : courage for those who care / Martha O. Adams.
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TextPublication details: Cleveland, OH : United Church Press, c1999.Description: xvi, 149 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780829813043 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0829813047
- 618.97689 ADA
- RC523 .A325 1999
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 618.97689 ADA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 200775 |
"Original edition published by Abbey Press as Alzheimer's Disease: A Call to Courage for Caregivers, c1986 by Martha O. Adams"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-148).
Part 1. The challenge. Beginnings; Legal issues; Progressive stages; Maintaining communication; Later stages; Sexual and emotional needs; Advanced stages; Support services; Choosing a nursing home; Part 2 The human response. A growing serenity; Relief through humour; A call to sainthood; Adaptation, detachment and solitude; Reaching out of solitude. Poems, Notes, Helpful resources