Alzheimer’s Caregiving Lessons from a Surviving Spouse

Alzheimer’s Caregiving Lessons from a Surviving Spouse
By Richard J. Farrell

Millions of people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia, and various debilitation long-term illnesses. These ailments profoundly affect relatives and friends, and there is no manual that tell you how to be a caregiver and how to cope with these illnesses.

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In Alzheimer’s Caregiving, author Richard J. Farrell presents a review of the lessons he learned during the fifteen years he spent caring for his wife, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. These lessons will help you to “live in the day” when your loved one deteriorates physically, mentally, and emotionally. It will also help you to

recognize signs and seek qualified medical help
get educated and understand the disease’s progression
acknowledge your loved one is changing and is not the same person you knew
adapt to who they are and who they will become
rely on a circle of family and friends
stay vigilant
acknowledge stress, depression, and changes that will overtake you if not handled properly
never stop learning

The information presented in Alzheimer’s Cargiving shows you how to face tough decisions and helps you build and maintain a balanced outlook while caring for your loved one.

Richard J. Farrell retired as a human resources corporate executive, National Speakers
Association member and featured speaker, seminar and workshop leader for private groups, employer state and local associations, and university continuing education programs, private consultant to corporations, and is currently a special projects contractor with Triumph Consulting Inc. of Bettendorf, Iowa. He resides near his sons, Richard and Thomas, in Dawsonville, Georgia, a community fifty miles north of Atlanta.

Title Alzheimer’s Caregiving
ISBN 978,1,4502,7645,0
Publisher iUniverse
Subject Medicine