Are you living with Alzheimer's?
Experts predict that by 2025 over a million people in the UK will have dementia. But there are no figures for how many people it affects indirectly – family, friends and loved ones.
Facing up to the knowledge that either you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can be hard. You will have many questions and will want to know what to do next, and what the future holds.
Without blinding you with science, this book sets out to answer all your questions. When you don’t know who to turn to or what to do next, it will point you in the right direction.
You will find support and guidance through the following topics:
- Recognising the early signs of Alzheimer's
- Alzheimer's prevention
- Coming to terms with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
- Drugs and therapies available
- Taking control
- Living with Alzheimer's - practical strategies and solutions
- Finding further help, Alzheimer's support groups
Whether you have just been diagnosed, have a relative or friend who has been diagnosed or simply want to know more about the condition, this book should be your first port of call.
Alzheimer's - The Essential Guide is by Jackie Cosh. Jackie is a writer and journalist, mainly workinging for national newspapers and magazines.
Page count: 96
Chapter headings: Introduction, The Ghost of Alzheimer's Past, What is Alzheimer's?, Signs, Can I Prevent the Disease from Getting Worse?, Why Me?, Steps to Take, Friends and Family, What Do You Need to Plan For?, Living with Someone Suffering from Alzheimer's, When a Parent is Diagnosed, The Future, Help List.
Publication date: September 2009
Click here to download the first chapter of Alzheimer's - The Essential Guide
ISBN number: 978-1-86144-071-6
Reviews of Alzheimer's - The Essential Guide
'An informative read delivering advice and reassurance to those suffering with the disease, and their family and friends. Topics are dealt with in a sensitive manner, offering a positive outlook on a condition which was once negatively seen as "the end".'
The Newsletter, Northern Ireland.
