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Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease | 
| Author: Joanne Koenig Coste
Creator: Robert Butler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 4979
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1864710632
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
UPC: 046442485173
EAN: 9780618485178
ASIN: 0618485171
Publication Date: September 8, 2004
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Product Description
More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer's, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's also offers hundreds of practical tips, including how to
cope with the diagnosis and adjust to the disease's progression
help the patient talk about the illness
face the issue of driving
make meals and bath times as pleasant as possible
adjust room design for the patient's comfort
deal with wandering, paranoia, and aggression
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 Learning to Speak Alzheimer's July 14, 2008
This book has been a God send. I read it early on into my journey as a caregiver so I better understood what to expect. 5 Years later I am using it as a "how to" manual. The author is direct and realistic with her advise. I appreciate that are not sugar coated. It is reassuring to learn that what I am living is not unusual that eveything is managable with a little creativity.
Thanks for the support and advise.
learning to speak alzheimer's June 11, 2008
great book!!! easy to read, excellent no nonsense info and ideas. the best book for anyone with a loved one with alzheimer's. I've read quite a few books on alzheimer's and found this one of the most helpful.
 good educational book April 4, 2008
bought this for my mom so she could learn more about her father's onset of alzheimers and how to deal with it.
Very, very helpful! March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really was at my wits end with my grandmother when I found this book. I wish everyone at the nursing home would read it as well as it really helped me learn about grandma's illness a lot more and I was actually able to communicate with her. It was very comforting to read and truly helped me a lot.
A Wonderful Resource February 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful resource for anyone struggling with a friend or family member with Alzheimer's or for a professional looking to become more understanding and compassionate. Very interesting and hopeful!
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