Alzheimer's Disease: FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions)

 

by Frena Gray-Davidson

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Light for the Journey

Chapter 2. The Caring Bystander

Chapter 3. Alzheimer's Up to Date

Chapter 4. Family Crisis, Alzheimer Style

Chapter 5. Education and Acceptance: The Secret of Alzheimer Success

Chapter 6. Talking Alzheimer Talk

Chapter 7. Dealing with Difficult Problems

Chapter 8. Help from Alternative Medicine

Chapter 9. Is Anybody Home? The Inner Journey of Alzheimer's
Chapter 10. Unconditional Love

Chapter 11. Letting Go

Chapter 12. Approaching the End

Chapter 13. Achieving a Sense of Closure

 

Appendix A Bibliography

Appendix B Resources

Appendix C Agency on Aging

Index

 

About Frena Gray-Davidson:

 

Author

 

The Alzheimer's Sourcebook, Lowell House, first published 1996, 3rd edition 1999.

 

Alzheimer's Disease FAQ: Making Sense of the Journey, Lowell House, 1998, 2nd ed. 1999.

 

Forthcoming: When Your Parent Has Alzheimer's, Sage Books, 1999

 

14 Published fiction and non-fiction books, many in the field of health and healing.

 

Born and educated in Britain, worked as a journalist, travel writer and broadcaster in Asia for 15 years before coming to live in the US in 1 1986.

 

Alzheimer's

 

Hands-on caregiver for twelve years at home, in respite programs, in longterm care institutions and in small care homes

Support Group Facilitator for the Alzheimer's Association for five years.

Founding Director of Alzheimer's Education nonprofit SHACTI

Founder and editor of MEMO, a newsletter for the Adult Children of Parents With Alzheimer's

Certified Activity Director

Ombudsman for Longterm Care, State of Oregon

Manager Small Care Home, Oregon

 

Educator

 

Alzheimer's Disease Society of Great Britain

Department of Aging, American Samoa

Department of Aging, State of Hawaii

State Association of Nursing Homes, Florida

Alzheimer's Association of North Dakota

Alzheimer's Association of Montana

Ombudsman for Longterm Care, State of Montana

Morton Plante Hospital, Florida

Bethany Homes, Minnesota

Lane Community College, Oregon

 

Training

 

Alzheimer's Care Facilities

Small Care Homes

Hospitals

Respite Programs Alzheimer Conferences

 

Community Awareness

 

Public Lectures

Television Appearances, PBS

Radio Talk Shows, National Public Radio

 

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