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A Loved One with Dementia

Insights and Tips for Teenagers

by Jean Rawitt
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A Loved One with Dementia: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers insight into what dementia is and how you can interact positively with and assist someone who has dementia. Featuring personal anecdotes from young people who have gone through this themselves, and with thoughtful advice from professionals, it is a much-needed guide for those who want to help someone they care about.

You will learn

  • The personal impact of a devastating disease
  • Suggestions for activities throughout the different stages of dementia
  • Ways to understand and deal with feelings of helplessness, anger, grief, and frustration that often affect those who love someone with dementia

    • With helpful tips and a list of resources, this book provides practical advice and supportive suggestions for how you can understand and grow from the difficulties you and your family may face. It shows how you can not only help someone with dementia, but also find understanding and joy in loving them.

    • Creators

    • Series

      Empowering You

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      November 23, 2020

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

        • ISBN: 9781538136997

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781538136997

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9781538136997
        • File size: 2120 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Booklist

        February 15, 2021
        Grades 7-12 With the U.S. population growing older and people living longer, Rawitt contends that teens are increasingly likely to know and need to assist someone with dementia. Part of the Empowering You series, this comprehensive manual offers support in understanding this neurocognitive disorder. The book begins with an introduction to what dementia is (identifying Alzheimer's as a kind of dementia and not an interchangeable term) and a thorough look at the stages of dementia and the challenges associated with each one. As the author discusses ways to care for individuals with dementia, ways dementia can affect family and friends, and activities to share with someone who has dementia, she maintains a teen focus by addressing such concerns as family embarrassment, guilt, and financial burdens and by providing tips, such as talking slower and in a lower pitch to ease communication. The last chapters focus on facing death (including hospice care and what happens after death) and the importance of self-care. An extensive list of supporting resources rounds out this helpful guide.

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    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

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