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1 online resource (161 pages) |
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| Contents |
A forthright family conversation -- Our entry into extended caregiving -- Love -- Joy -- Peace -- Patience -- Kindness -- Goodness -- Faithfulness -- Gentleness -- Relationships and spiritual practices in caregiving. |
| Summary |
"Finding Grace in Caregiving arises out of Bradley Hanson's quest for grace in caregiving his wife, Marion, who has Alzheimer's Disease. Hanson knows from long experience that caregiving someone with dementia is very tiring and stressful. In search of spiritual practices that would foster patience and kindness, he turned to Scripture for guidance. The heart of the book is reflection on the qualities that St. Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, and gentleness. Drawing also on his personal interviews with others across the country who care for someone with some form of dementia, Hanson gives caregivers encouragement, guidance, and hope. Those of us who do long-term caring for someone with dementia, whether we are a family member or professional caregiver, generally try to be patient and kind. Yet the stress and fatigue of long-term caregiving may lead us at times to erupt with anger. Since caring for his beloved wife, Marion, since her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2010, Brad Hanson has looked to what St. Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit in strengthening his kindness. "--Publisher description. |
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Fruit of the Spirit.
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Caring -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Caregivers -- Biblical teaching.
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Caregivers -- Religious life.
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Caregivers -- Mental health.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
(OCoLC)fst00806558
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Caregivers -- Mental health.
(OCoLC)fst00847346
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Caregivers -- Religious life.
(OCoLC)fst00847350
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Caring -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst00847574
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Fruit of the Spirit. (OCoLC)fst00935689
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1725274051 9781725274051 (OCoLC)1286800499 |
| ISBN |
9781725274075 (epub) |
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1725274078 (epub) |
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9781725274068 (hardcopy) |
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172527406X (hardcopy) |
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