When a Family Member Has Dementia or Hot Flashes from Heaven

When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver

Author: Susan M McCurry

Caring for a person with dementia is a difficult and often- overwhelming task. In addition to the inevitable decline in memory and physical function, most persons with dementia develop one or more troublesome behavior problems, such as depression, fearfulness, sleep disturbances, paranoia, or physical aggression at some point in their disease. Behavioral challenges in dementia are highly idiosyncratic. No two patients are alike, and interventions that work well with one person are often ineffective with another. Caregivers often become stuck: either unable to figure out how best to help their loved one, or unable to consistently implement positive practices they know would improve their situation. This book offers caregivers a set of practical and flexible tools to enable them become more resilient in the face of difficulty and change.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Linda Teri, Ph.D.
Preface
The Problem: Dementia Caregiving is Hard!
Why Resilience Matters
The Program: Learning the Dementia Dance
Don't Argue!
Accept the Disease
Nurture Yourself
Create Novel Solutions
Enjoy the Moment
The Promise: You can do it!
Appendix A. Caregiver Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Hot Flashes from Heaven

Author: Ronna Snyder

Millions of women enter what is called "mid-life" (over age 40) every year. Speaker, writer, and "Sister in the Journey" Ronna Snyder shares how these women can avoid a crisis and discover instead a joyful beginning of a richer and deeper way to live.

Ronna found herself going from doctor to doctor trying to find someone who could tell her what was wrong with her. She heard words like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and depression before finally hearing a specialist on the radio listing all of her symptoms and realizing that she was experiencing the beginning of menopause.

With all the changes this time of life brings—kids leaving home, parents needing care, new marriage roles, etc.—the turmoil and addition of the physical and emotional effects of menopause can seem overwhelming. Ronna writes with humor, faith, and transparency to help other women face down their fears and live with passion and fullness.