This book describes how a new understanding of dementia is leading to better care, helping to maintain the personality of the sufferer. It also offers practical, day to day advice from a hands-on perspective, using a narrative structure. It follows the story of an older couple, Linda and Frank. Frank develops dementia. The story covers the first, early signs and the development of the disease; the couple's struggle to manage and find help, the wife's failing health and the search for a suitable care home, and life after Frank goes to live in the home. An index at the back of the book allows readers to look up help on specific topics. Throughout, the narrative keeps a clear Christian perspective. For example, Linda finds that singing familiar hymns as she dusts around the house not only helps her feel better, but lifts Frank's spirits, too, and he will sometimes join in. Each chapter concludes with a short section of devotions for carers and sufferers.

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Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferer’s and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Frank’s journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their ‘pilgrims,’ And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is ‘Organisations Offering Advice and Help’ not only in this country. Highly recommended.
TGBS
The Good Book Stall
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Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferers and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Franks journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their pilgrims, And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is Organisations Offering Advice and Help not only in this country. Highly recommended.
TGBS
The Good Book Stall
Average rating of0.0
Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferers and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Franks journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their pilgrims, And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is Organisations Offering Advice and Help not only in this country. Highly recommended.

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