Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances

London, Judith

ISBN 10: 1572247002 / ISBN 13: 9781572247000

Published by U.S.A.: New Harbinger Publications, 2009

About this Item

A near fine to fine copy in a pictorial wraps. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. 1st printing stated. Minor amount of creasing to bottom front corner tip. 8vo., 204 pages. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances
• Publisher: U.S.A.: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572247002
• ISBN 13: 9781572247000
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • MEDICAL AND HEALTH
  • SIGNED BOOKS
  • PSYCHOLOGY AND SELF-HELP

About this title

Synopsis

If you have a loved one in the middle or late stages of Alzheimer's disease, you know how frustrating and difficult it can be to communicate. This is especially the case when your loved one experiences dementia. But it's not impossible to maintain a real relationship with your friend or family member, even as his or her Alzheimer's advances.

In more than sixteen years of work with Alzheimer's patients and their families, author Judith London has learned how to 'connect the dots' of scattered information offered by people with Alzheimer's so that loved ones can understand the depth of feeling still present in them. Connecting the Dots reveals London's practical techniques for decoding the language of Alzheimer's to improve communication. With this book as your guide, you can better navigate your relationship with your loved one and keep a meaningful connection.

Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's,this book will help you improve your loved one's quality of life.

Review

"We all know the difficult decisions and anguish that we go through as loved ones of people with Alzheimer's. Judith London has distilled her years of experience and organized the information in a way that is easy to understand, constructive, and even positive. My mother has been very slowly losing her memory, and through London, I have come to understand that much of my mother's communication difficulties are not only due to her poor memory, but also to her need to receive reassurance that her concerns have been addressed. On Thanksgiving, I instructed my children not to slough off my mother's concerns, but rather to engage her in a conversation about them, answering her questions lovingly and patiently. What a difference this made in enabling my mother to let go of her worries. I highly recommend this guidebook to anyone facing the travails of Alzheimer's. London's guide will be a priceless gift to yourself and you deserve to have it."
--Karen Salzer, Ph.D.