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TouchMatters Posted August 2021

How to deal with dementia? And maintain myself?

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/summer-reading-list-for-caregivers-159645.htm


This is an excellent reading list.


Best Books for Caregivers: AgingCare Member Suggestions


While it is difficult to know where to start when searching for caregiving advice, I find the above works provide a varied and important perspective. Below are recommendations compiled by and for family caregivers.


Below are some AgingCare members’ best book recommendations on topics like dementia care, family dysfunction, caregiver stress, end-of-life issues and self-help.


Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande, M.D., MPH


Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir, by Roz Chast


Trading Places: Becoming my Mother’s Mother—A Daughter’s Memoir, by Sandra Bullock Smith


Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief, by Pauline Boss, Ph.D.


Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence, by Gail SheehyBoundaries:


When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend


Loving Hard-to-Love Parents: A Handbook for Adult Children of Difficult Older Parents, by Paul K. Chafetz, Ph.D.


The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer’s Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss, by Nancy L. Mace, M.A., and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., MPH


How to Survive Change… You Didn’t Ask For: Bounce Back, Find Calm in Chaos, and Reinvent Yourself, by M.J. Ryan


Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide and Sourcebook, by Howard Gruetzner


The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey, by Nancy Kriseman, LCSW


Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You, by Susan Forward, Ph.D.


Surviving Alzheimer’s: Practical Tips and Soul-Saving Wisdom for Caregivers, by Paula Spencer Scott


Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families, by John Friel, Ph.D., and Linda Friel, M.A.

Sophiahd Aug 2021
Thanks for the list. There are some good ones here!!!

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