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x, 184 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Summary |
"One year shy of her fiftieth wedding anniversary, Dee Hershberger was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Her husband, Bob, serving as her primary caregiver, kept a journal the following four and a half years. Diary of an Alzheimer's Caregiver provides an unflinchingly honest and heartbreaking account of what the couple went through. During the first two and a half years, Dee gradually lost short-term memory but maintained most physical and social abilities. Over the last two years she lost these abilities, most words, and long-term memory. She also became incontinent, suffered from undetected illnesses, and experienced psychotic episodes and uncontrollable, violent behavior. This is a brutally raw look at what it is like to lose a loved one to Alzheimer's, including what the disease does to the patient and the effects it has on loved ones and caregivers. This personal view into caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's will help readers understand the physical, emotional, and financial consequences of the disease, as well as provide support, advice, and hope to anyone in the same situation"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Hershberger, Robert, 1936- -- Diaries.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care -- Diaries.
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Hershberger, Robert, 1936- -- Mental health.
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Caregivers -- Diaries.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients.
(OCoLC)fst00806557
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
(OCoLC)fst00806558
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Caregivers. (OCoLC)fst00847331
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Mental health. (OCoLC)fst01016339
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Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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Other Form: |
Online version: Hershberger, Robert, 1936- Diary of an Alzheimer's caregiver West Lafayette : Purdue University Press, 2022 9781612497358 (DLC) 2021058545 |
ISBN |
9781612497341 paperback |
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1612497349 paperback |
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9781612497358 electronic publication |
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9781612497365 electronic book |
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