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001			9781448118663
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020			_a9781448118663
100			_aKoenig Coste, Joanne
245		0	_aLearning to speak Alzheimer's : the new approch to living positively with Alzheimer's disease
260			_a[London] _bEbury Digital _c2012
500			_aDownloadable eBook.
500			_aNon fiction.
500			_aAdult.
520			_aRemote
520			_aFew conditions upon first diagnosis strike such terror into victims and relatives as Alzheimer's disease. The dementia that is its best-known symptom can provoke feelings of helplessness and despair, coupled with fear that the patient will inevitably suffer loss of dignity and self-respect. There is hope, however, and Joanne Koenig-Coste is well qualified to say so. For over thirty years she has advocated and practised a communication-based form of care. Now she has distilled her experience into this encouraging and supportive book showing how, by following a few straightforward and simple ideas, the quality of life of sufferers can be dramatically improved, and their dignity and self-respect renewed. Habilitation capitalizes on the remaining emotions and skills of the patient and offers chances to feel successful by reaching past the recognized losses, ignoring the failures, and rejoicing in whatever still defines the essential humanity of the sufferer. Perhaps as importantly, it also suggests ways that the carers can care for themselves too. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's is a practical guide to coping with a cruel disease. It offers a wealth of information, understanding and advice, but above all it offers a message of hope based on respect, common sense and quiet dignity.
520			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
520			_a[electronic resource] /
690			_aAlzheimer's disease-Popular works
856			_uhttps://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_bol_fo/b2i/productDetail.html?productId=RDH_177085&b2iSite=6348&preview=no _y[Access eBook online]
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