BOOKS

Title: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's & Other Dementias

Subtitle: 101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion

Summary: Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia? You are not alone. With 101 encouraging and inspiring stories by others like you, this book is a source of support and encouragement throughout your caregiving journey. Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia affect millions of people, and this book is especially for caregivers. This collection, a joint project with the Alzheimer's Association, is filled with 101 stories of love and lessons from others like you, will support and encourage you as you care for your loved one.

Title: Keeping Love Alive As Memories Fade

Subtitle: The 5 Love Journeys and the Alzheimer's Journey

Summary: Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer's Journey is an invaluable resource for caregivers from all walks of life. It describes strategies for maintaining an emotional bond with a person who has dementia while preserving the individual's dignity and self-respect throughout the disease.  This book also well describes the sacrificial nature of caregiving, offers a simple framework for addressing challenging behaviors and provides basic information about the brain and how it changes over the course of the disease.

Title: MORE PARTS THAN A CHICKEN NUGGET

Subtitle: Information not available

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Title: My Two Elaines

Subtitle: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver

Summary: Marty Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin, credits his wife- his First Elaine-with being the force behind much of his professional and personal success. Be when she was in her mid-sixties, the effects of Alzheimer's disease began to change her from his high school sweetheart and decades -long confidante into someone who no longer recognized her husband or children. Marty's reflections on how he learned to care for his Second Elaine provide honest insight into what an Alzheimer's diagnosis means no only for patients but for the people who love them.  Excerpts from Elaine's journal recount her thoughts, concerns, and frustrations as the disease progressed. A recurring "What I Wish I'd Know" feature provides helpful takeaways based on Mart's observations about what he wishes he'd know sooner and done differently.  finally, a Q & A between Marty and neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Braus equips caregivers with the right questions to ask and empowers them to advocate for their loved ones and their own needs. Blending practical advice with a moving narrative, My Two Elaine's captures the full spectrum of emotions that caregivers often experience. Marty's hope is that sharing his own journey will help other caregivers and their loved ones live the best lives possible in the face of this relentless illness.

Title: Mysterious Wonderment

Subtitle: When Alzheimer's Disease Becomes Your Word of the Day

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Title: Peekaboo I See Miracles

Subtitle: Information not available

Summary: Working alongside a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, Bob entertains residents in memory care homes. While playing music in dementia communities he has first-hand many levels of awakenings.  Awakenings motivated by creative levels of communicating with his friends. Friends who often seem unaware of their surroundings.  He knows better.  Each performance in a memory care home is like an ongoing creative experiment into what pathways he can take to elicit an awakening.  To some, at times his actions during a performance may appear quite odd, but that is the point. Repeating certain songs, or physical movements such as facial expressions, vocal inflections or deflections, expressions in body movements (yoga postures), and humor may cause unexpected or miraculous behaviors. At least the families think so.

Title: Second Forgetting

Subtitle: Remembering The Power of The Gospel During Alzheimer's Disease

Summary: This is a book about HOPE. There is hope in Alzheimer's disease, but it isn't where most people look for it.  I wrote this book for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and their families, so that they might reconnect with the power and hope of the gospel. I also wrote it for the church, so that Christians might have a clearer vision for how to care for those in these circumstances of life.   Although much of this book is fused on Alzheimer's disease, the truths of Scripture are relevant to other forms of cognitive and behavioral change in later life.

Title: The 36-Hour Day

Subtitle: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias

Summary: With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated! For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer's, and other dementias, the book is widely known for its authoritativeness and compassionate approach to care. Featuring everything from the causes of dementia to managing its early stages to advice on caring for those in the later stages of the disease, it is widely considered to be the most detailed and trusted book available. Highlighting useful takeaway messages and informed by recent research into the causes of dementia, this new edition has been completely updated. It features • brand-new content on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventative techniques and therapies • practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout―plus tips for when and how to get additional help • a completely new two-column design that allows readers to quickly access what they need The central idea underlying this indispensable book―that much can be done to improve the lives of people with dementia and of those caring for them―remains the same. The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.

Title: The Amazing Adventures of the Jolly Heart Squad

Subtitle: Information not available

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Title: The End of ALxheimer's

Subtitle: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline

Summary: We fear Alzheimer's as we fear no other disease for two reasons. It is the only one of the nations' ten most common causes of death for which there has been no effective treatment. And it is not only fatal: it robs its victims of their lives long before they are gone. But Dale E. Bredesen, MD, has turned the tables, showing that Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline can not only be prevented but, in many cases, reversed.  Now, in this paradigm-shifting book, he brings hope, and the first good news, to Alzheimer's patients, with a new understanding of the disease and a new program and they can put into effect themselves.

Title: The First Survivors of Alzheimer's

Subtitle: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words

Summary: Excerpt: It has been said that everyone knows a cancer survivor, but no one has met an Alzheimer's survivor - until now. In his first two books, Dr. Dale Bredesen outlined the revolutionary treatments that are changing what had previously seemed like the inevitable outcome of cognitive decline and dementia. And in these moving narratives, you can hear directly from the first survivors of Alzheimer's themselves--their own amazing stories of hope told in their own words. These first person accounts honestly detail the fear, struggle, and ultimate victory of each patient's journey. They vividly describe what it is like to have Alzheimer's. They also drill down on how each of these patients made the program work for them--the challenges, the workarounds, the encouraging results that are so motivating. Dr. Bredesen includes commentary following each story to help point readers to the tips and tricks that might help them as well.

Title: Untangling Alzheimer's

Subtitle: The Guide for Families and Professionals

Summary: Untangling Alzheimer's is a very welcome addition to information available to the public, healthcare providers and especially caregivers on disorders of the brain that leave the individual cognitively and physically impaired and requiring full-time care. Although Untangling Alzheimer's is predominantly focused on Dementia of the Alzheimer's type, it provides the necessary information to understand the very similar mental and physical declines found in many forms of dementia. The book is easy to read and provides very valuable information along with case examples of the various stages of cognitive and personality decline that inevitably occur in dementia.

Title: When Reasoning No Longer Works

Subtitle: A Practical Guide for Caregivers Dealing with Dementia & Alzheimer's Care

Summary: Nearly five million families deal with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia on a daily basis. They do this with little training, and often only their good intentions guide them. When Reasoning No Longer Works is the training manual these family caregivers have been searching for.Written by a Gerontologist with more than twenty years of experience, this reference gives the reader an easy to understand view of what dementia does to the brain, how it is diagnosed, and most importantly, how to deal with its effects. Bulleted lists clearly explain:

• How to avoid a catastrophic reaction
• Specific approaches for aggressive behavior
• How to deal with disruptive behaviors
• Ways to diminish wandering
• What to do when a wanderer is missing
• When to look for outside help

Title: You Can Reverse Dementia

Subtitle: Information not available

Summary: How To Restore Memory, Boost Mental Clarity, And Reverse Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's REVERSING DEMENTIA IS POSSIBLE, AND THE TIME TO START IS NOW! Written by Paul Wayne Bowman, Neuro Coach and bestselling author specializing in cognitive restoration and brain health. Imagine waking up with clear thoughts, remembering the names of your grandchildren, and feeling the joy of confidence returning to your mind. In You Can Reverse Dementia, Paul Bowman reveals a groundbreaking, evidence-based program proven to help you halt cognitive decline, restore clarity, and rebuild a thriving, healthy brain. The truth, revealed by those who have walked this path before you, is powerfully encouraging. When people with mild cognitive decline and a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s adopt the lifestyle that truly supports brain health, roughly 70% will see significant improvement in cognition and other dementia symptoms. The earlier you begin this program, the better your odds are of making one of those truly significant improvements. You see individuals move from mild cognitive impairment to what is considered normal. You see those with moderate decline move back to mild. And in rare cases, you see even more. Inside You Can Reverse Dementia, You’ll Discover:

• The Science-Backed Protocol That Works Understand the core mechanisms behind cognitive decline, and learn the exact lifestyle, nutrition, and environmental strategies that restore healthy brain function.
• Step-by-Step Guidance to Rebuild Brain Power A simple, structured plan that walks you through what to do each day to optimize your brain’s healing capacity—no guesswork required.
• How to Identify and Eliminate Brain Blockers Learn to uncover hidden triggers such as inflammation, toxins, sleep disruption, and nutrient deficiencies that quietly sabotage memory and cognition.
• Powerful Lifestyle Habits That Protect and Rejuvenate the Mind Implement daily routines that strengthen focus, boost energy, and enhance neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to repair itself.

• Your 7-Day QuickStart Guide to Reversal of Cognitive Decline: Launch your journey immediately with this step-by-step roadmap to see tangible changes in just one week.
• ...And several more essential tools to sustain and deepen your long-term success!