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Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease


by Joanne Koenig Coste
by Robert Butler

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Sales Rank: 7386
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 08, 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin


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Product Description
More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer's, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's also offers hundreds of practical tips, including how to
· cope with the diagnosis and adjust to the disease's progression
· help the patient talk about the illness
· face the issue of driving
· make meals and bath times as pleasant as possible
· adjust room design for the patient's comfort
· deal with wandering, paranoia, and aggression


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 25 reviews)

Learning to Speak Alzheimer's  
This book has been a God send. I read it early on into my journey as a caregiver so I better understood what to expect. 5 Years later I am using it as a "how to" manual. The author is direct and realistic with her advise. I appreciate that are not sugar coated. It is reassuring to learn that what I am living is not unusual that eveything is managable with a little creativity.

Thanks for the support and advise.
July 14, 2008

learning to speak alzheimer's  
great book!!! easy to read, excellent no nonsense info and ideas. the best book for anyone with a loved one with alzheimer's. I've read quite a few books on alzheimer's and found this one of the most helpful.
June 11, 2008

good educational book  
bought this for my mom so she could learn more about her father's onset of alzheimers and how to deal with it.
April 04, 2008

Very, very helpful!  
I really was at my wits end with my grandmother when I found this book. I wish everyone at the nursing home would read it as well as it really helped me learn about grandma's illness a lot more and I was actually able to communicate with her. It was very comforting to read and truly helped me a lot.
March 19, 2008

A Wonderful Resource  
This book is a wonderful resource for anyone struggling with a friend or family member with Alzheimer's or for a professional looking to become more understanding and compassionate. Very interesting and hopeful!
February 25, 2008


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