Synopses & Reviews
Review
A Look Inside Alzheimers is a wonderful resource that helps demystify Alzheimers disease and should be read by all. It offers a rare look into how not just family is affected by the disease but also how the individual that suffers from the disease is impacted. Sue and PJ offer insight into a disease that is not well understood.
A Look Inside Alzheimers is a must-read.”Ashley LeBeau, Assistant Administrator, Hillcrest Commons: An Affiliate of Berkshire Healthcare Systems
In this book, the public gets a full picture of what it means to live with Alzheimers disease. The messages from Sue and PJ are straightforward and enlightening. This book is a must-read for persons with early onset of Alzheimers disease, their health care providers, families, and friends.”Patricia Callone, Caring Concepts, Inc., and co-author of Alzheimers Caregiving Puzzle, A Caregivers Guide to Alzheimers Disease, and Alzheimers Disease
A Look Inside Alzheimers should be read by all. Authors Allen, Dublin and Kimmerly help us to understand what really happens to someone with Alzheimers disease, and how their caregivers cope. A great read that deals with a difficult subject with honesty, sensitivity, and true emotions.”Bea Cowlin, LSW, Caregiver Coordinator, Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc., Pittsfield, MA
A Look Inside Alzheimers is a book written from the heart of those who have Alzheimer's disease. They document their experiences of the day-to-day challenges that the disease presents to them. Various scenes written by the authors and their family members give the reader insight into how society can create opportunities to offer individuals with dementia a sense of dignity and importance and to always nurture the essence of the person within.”Connie Kudlacek, Caring Concepts, Inc., and co-author of Alzheimers Caregiving Puzzle, A Caregivers Guide to Alzheimers Disease, and Alzheimers Disease
Synopsis
A Look Inside Alzheimers is a captivating read for friends, families and loved ones affected by this mind-robbing disease. Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease will take comfort in the voice of a fellow traveler experiencing similar challenges, frustrations, and triumphs. Family and professional caregivers will be enlightened by this book and gain a better understanding of this unfathomable world and how best to care for someone living in it.
Susan and Patricia share their accounts of their own transformation and deterioration with early-onset Alzheimers Disease and Marjorie shares her perspective as the wife of a person living with Alzheimers Disease. The book addresses the complexity and emotions surrounding issues such as the loss of independence, unwanted personality shifts, struggle to communicate, and more. The three life-stories intertwined along with boxed quotes from professionals in the field make this book special.
About the Author
Marjorie N. Allen has published five childrens books and worked as a unit coordinator at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She went to Smith College and still lives in Massachusetts. Marjorie was faced with Alzheimers when her husband was diagnosed in 2008.
Susan Dublin has a RN/BS in Nursing from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY.
Patricia J. Kimmerly has BS in Secondary Education from Parsons College of the University of Iowa, and a MS in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab and Adult Education from Syracuse University.
Table of Contents
1. Preface; 2. Introduction; 3. What is Alzheimers?; 4. Early Signs; 5. What Happens When Youre Diagnosed?; 6. Making Practical Decisions; 7. Coping from Day to Day; 8. The Role of Caregivers; 9. Where Do We Go From Here?; 10. Resources