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Author Hershberger, Robert, 1936- author.

Title Diary of an Alzheimer's caregiver / Robert Hershberger.

Publication Info. West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2022]

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  616.831 HERSHBERGER    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Display shelf  Simsbury Displays: Age Well Collection    On Display
Description 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.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care -- Diaries.
Hershberger, Robert, 1936- -- Mental health.
Caregivers -- Diaries.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients. (OCoLC)fst00806557
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care. (OCoLC)fst00806558
Caregivers. (OCoLC)fst00847331
Mental health. (OCoLC)fst01016339
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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
1612497349 paperback
9781612497358 electronic publication
9781612497365 electronic book
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