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Untangling Dementia: A Guide to Understanding Alzheimer's and Other Dementias
Untangling Dementia A Guide to Understanding Alzheimer's and Other Dementias Author:Tam Cummings Untangling Dementia takes the mystery and fear out of Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias by making a complex, often-overwhelming disease process understandable to all readers. Through the use of real-life examples, practical tips and explanations that make sense, Tam Cummings walks the reader through dementia ? from diagnosis to death ? in ... more »a caring and loving way. The result is that families and caregivers walk away with the information they need to better care for their loved ones every day. Readers will: ? Discover what a dementia diagnosis means for a family ? Learn about the seven stages of dementia and how to track the disease?s progression ? Understand how damage in the brain causes behavior changes ? Improve their ability to communicate with and care for loved ones ? Recognize signs associated with the Four A?s of dementia ? Know what to expect when death from dementia is imminent« less