Living With Alzheimers And Other Dementias: After The Diagnosis

Author: Kylie Ladd

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  • : $23.99 NZD
  • : 9780855723705
  • : Michelle Anderson Publishing
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  • : April 2006
  • : 210mm X mm
  • : Australia
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Barcode 9780855723705
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Description

Dementia is becoming a major problem for western society including Australia. Approximately 165,000 Australians have been diagnosed with dementia and around 20,000 new cases diagnosed annually. As the population ages that number will increase significantly.

Living with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias covers the needs relating to ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂAfter the DiagnosisÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ:
Making the Diagnosis ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàInformation and Support ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàMedications ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàAccommodation
Driving ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàEveryday Care ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàFinances ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàMedication and Health ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàMemory and Language Aids
Coming to Terms with the Diagnosis ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàBehavioural Change ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàLooking After
Yourself ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàKey Resources ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàAccommodation and Respite ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàLegal Planning etcÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂæ.

You, or someone you love, has been diagnosed with AlzheimerÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs disease or dementia. Chances are, through your shock and alarm your mind is teeming with questions. What will happen to me Does this mean my husband will have to go into a nursing homer Can I still drivei Is it OK for my mother to continue to babysit my childrene Are there any pills that can help And most of all, what on earth should I do nexto

This publication aims to answer all these questions as well as many others. It is almost impossible to take in or even touch on all that you need to know at the time of diagnosis. (Perhaps some questions only came to mind days after you had left the doctorÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs office.) With this book the authors aim to fill in those gaps and provide you with some answers and suggestions. They hope that you will be able to use this book as a guide in the weeks and months following a diagnosis to aid you and your family in understanding dementia, coming to terms with the situation and planning for the future.