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Wayman, Laura, 1955- author.

A loving approach to dementia care : making meaningful connections with the person who has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia or memory loss / Laura Wayman.

Second edition.

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2017]

©2017

xii, 150 pages ; 22 cm

Wayman offers compassionate advice on overcoming practical and emotional obstacles to maintaining meaningful relationship with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss. She offers caregiving insights and information about the dangers of denying the onset of cognitive problems.

Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Popular works.

Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care -- Popular works.

Murray, Alicia, contributing author.

Pedersen, Denise, contributing author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index.

Introduction: Navigating the journey -- Peggy: the ultimate toll / with Alicia Murray -- Deborah: a daughter's journey -- Charles: there is nothing wrong with me -- Frances: what is dementia? -- Jill: into the dementia wonderland -- Natalie: much more than words -- Vada: past, present, and future -- Joe: communicating the gift of value -- Lucy and Betty: thinking outside the box -- Edna: you're just imagining things -- Margie: if you keep doing what you are doing ... -- Harry: it's bath night! -- Susan: dealing with disruption / with Alicia Murray -- Grace: moving beyond guilt / with Alicia Murray -- Virginia: laughter is therapeutic / with Alicia Murray -- Beatrice and Henry: the power of gratitude -- Sean: the puzzling pieces of grief / with Denise Pedersen -- Lessons, perceptions, and approaches: a reader's guide -- The dementia-aware guide to caregiving.

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