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Help Is Here: When a Resident Has Dementia is for staff members in senior residences who are caring for residents with dementia. This book is full of examples of situations that happen at senior residences and how to effectively handle those situations.

Haben Sie heute schon Zähne geputzt? Falls nicht, sollten Sie dies dringend nachholen, denn Forscher haben herausgefunden, dass das für die aggressive Form der Parodontitis verantwortliche Bakterium auch an der Entstehung der Alzheimerdemenz beteiligt ist. Im Spektrum Kompakt-Hörbuch erfahren Sie auch welchen Einfluss der aufrechte Gang auf unser Gehirn hat, welche Alzheimer- und Demenz-Therapien es gibt, warum Frauen ein höheres Demenzrisiko als Männer haben und wie ein würdevoller Umgang mit Menschen aussehen kann, die an einer krankhaften Form des Vergessens leiden.

Begriffe wie Demenz und Alzheimer sind in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft nicht mehr wegzudenken. Immer wieder lesen, hören oder sehen wir Artikel und Beiträge darüber. Laut Wissenschaftlern könnte das an der steigenden Lebenserwartung der Menschen liegen. Warum könnte? Weil es bis heute zwar viele wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse gibt, aber vollkommen erforscht ist die Krankheit bislang nicht. Ich möchte mit diesem Buch Betroffenen, Angehörigen sowie allen Interessierten einen kleinen Einblick in die Welt der Demenz, speziell der Demenzform Alzheimer, geben.

Alle 100 Sekunden erkrankt in Deutschland ein Mensch an Demenz. Gegenwärtig leben rund 1,7 Millionen Menschen mit der Alzheimer-Krankheit, der häufigsten Form von Demenz. Wenn Sie selbst oder einer ihrer nahen Angehörigen zu den Patienten gehören, wissen Sie: Mit der Krankheit gibt es gute und schlechte Tage und die Angehörigen sind mindestens genauso betroffen, wie die Erkrankten. Sicherlich sind Sie im Laufe der Zeit auch schon mit Ärzten und Experten in Berührung gekommen, die Ihnen versichern, dass die Krankheit unaufhörlich voranschreitet.

Am 4. Juni 2019 fährt der ehemalige ÖFB-Fußballnationaltrainer Didi Constantini auf der Brenner-Autobahn entgegen der Fahrtrichtung und verursacht einen Geisterfahrerunfall. Dieser offenbart ein "Demenz-Drama", in dessen Zentrum mit Didi Constantini ein ehemals gefeierter Star und Liebling der Sportwelt steht - und mit ihm seine Familie. Ein knappes Jahr später fasst sich Tochter Johanna ein Herz und beginnt die Geschichte dieser Demenz niederzuschreiben.

Exciting new discoveries in the treatment and prevention of memory loss. A world-renowned neurologist presents the first groundbreaking memory-loss protection plan.

Two of the most precious things we have is our body and our brain. We don’t have any spare, and it’s precisely for this reason that we have to learn how to keep them in shape. To avoid premature decay and to ensure that they continue performing well for as long as possible, we must have a healthy lifestyle and know which foods allow us to feel better, in addition to those which instead slow down our functioning and can compromise our well-being. This audiobook will allow you to avoid the most common errors.

In many respects, Alzheimer’s is a brain form of diabetes. Even in the earliest stages of the disease, the brain’s ability to metabolize sugar is reduced. Normally, insulin plays a big role in helping the brain take up sugar from the blood. But, in Alzheimer’s, insulin is not very effective in the brain. Consequently, the brain cells practically starve to death.

Alzheimer's diseases and Lewy body dementia affect millions of individuals and families. Learn how the modern diet, high in animal protein and refined sugar, is a major contributor to these debilitating disorders. Also learn how a whole food, plant-based diet can aid in their prevention and recovery.

This book will help people caring for those going through the difficult dementia journey find a way, through the tumultuous waves, to remain awake and open to the blessing of a journey that opens the heart, nurtures compassion, and ultimately enables each of us to be better human beings. It is also for those brave individuals living with memory loss illnesses, so that they be supported and allowed to live their experience fully in their own unique way, to express themselves, to love and be loved, and to be sheltered from harm.

You are not alone! Over 15.7 million people today are caring for a loved one with dementia. As caregivers, it’s easy for us to feel isolated. If you’re weary of the heartache and losses you both suffer, of the restless nights and chaotic days, then you know that our frustrations, helplessness, and fear can drive us to our knees. Dementia is cruel. But the caregiving journey that we are on also offers unexpected, uplifting gifts: profound personal insight; explosive spiritual growth; and discovery of our deepest self....

NLP training, narcolepsy, acupuncture, and Alzheimer's. These four words represent two diseases and two cures. For most people, they have a either a non-existent, limited, or warped understanding of these terms. This audiobook aims to change that. The information in this audiobook is valuable, possibly vital for some. So, start learning now how to improve your health and help those people in your life that are suffering from Alzheimer’s and narcolepsy.

This audiobook covers several topics including neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), narcolepsy, acupuncture, and Alzheimer's disease. This includes information on signs, symptoms, treatment options, and practical advice. By the time you finish listening to the book, you'll gain sufficient knowledge on all these topics.

For the first time, journalist and historian David Talbot turns inward in this intimate journey through the life-changing year following his stroke, a year that turned his life upside down, and ultimately, saved him. In his signature voice and with powerful storytelling, Talbot examines the physical, emotional, and psychological impact his stroke has had on his identity. Along the way Talbot offers listeners insider stories on the wild early days of internet journalism, insights into the new tech culture, the down and dirty of Hollywood, and much more.

Individuals with dementia demonstrate presence every day, and they ask us to enter their world; they ask us to connect with them. Through my personal journey, I have learned that true connection is about giving our complete attention to the person sitting next to us. It's about being present - with our spouse or partner, children, friends, coworkers, and even our pets. It takes commitment and it is hard work, but ultimately it provides life's greatest reward: a sense of love and belonging.

This groundbreaking anthology presents 40 narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer’s and other dementias on patients, as well as their caregivers and family. Deeply personal, recounting the wrenching course of a disease that kills a loved one twice - first they forget who they are, and then the body succumbs - these stories also show how witnessing the disease and caring for someone with it can be powerfully transformative, calling forth amazing strength and grace.

If you have been diagnosed with dementia or are providing care to someone with dementia, you are not alone, although you often may feel that way when confronting this terrible illness. Don’t give up hope. Use the checklists in Coping with Dementia to protect yourself from the emotional effects of dealing with dementia and maintain your personal well-being in spite of everything.

More than three years in the making, this book changes everything for Alzheimer’s couples and caregivers. When her husband, Mike, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Rosalys Peel made a deal with him. Together, they vowed that they would manage Alzheimer’s in their own home and go right on living life as normally as possible for as long as possible. Over the next 10 years they found new ways to defy and surpass virtually all the typical Alzheimer’s statistics. Despite Mike’s illness they pursued their dreams, traveled the world, helped raise their granddaughter, and more.

While fighting an aggressive brain tumor, Deirdre must care for her mother with advanced Alzheimer’s, raise her teenage daughter, and help her husband chase a new dream - opening a barbecue restaurant. Her greatest defense is her sense of humor in this tender memoir chronicling life struggles that are often tragic - but can still be very funny. Grab a tissue and take a ride as one batty broad battles her way through the tragicomic trials of her most perilous adventure yet - brain cancer.

Our journey started about ten years ago. Today, my mom is dying a slow, dark, humiliating, and despicable death. Her brain is disintegrating before my eyes. The eyes that remember seeing her for the first time when I was three years old, sitting on the floor playing at her feet while she ironed. The day I begin to write this, my mom, for the first time, does not know who I am. I’m no longer her daughter, Jenny. Today, in her utterly confused mind, I am Betty, her non-existent sister. But it’s okay because she still told me she loved me, and for today, that’s good enough.