Karlawish, Jason
Summary: "A comprehensive and revelatory book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses. In 2019, 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million will die of Alzheimer's disease dementia. 16 million caregivers are responsible for paying as much as half of the $226 billion annual costs of their care. As more people live beyond their seventies and eighties, the number of patients will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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Summary: "Brain imaging research demonstrates that memory loss actually starts in the brain decades before you have any symptoms. Learn the actions you can take to help not just prevent memory loss later in life ... but to begin restoring the memory you may have already lost."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale Momentum, the nonfiction imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 616.8 AMECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.83 AMEIsaacson, Richard S.
Summary: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia that can be very hard on both the patient and the caregiver. Currently, five million Americans have been diagnosed with AD--and that number is likely to triple by 2050. While the cause of Alzheimer's disease is still a mystery, new research has increased our knowledge of certain aspects of the disease. Perhaps most significant, studies show that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Square One Publishers 2016
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Summary: "Our favorite clerical detective is back with four longer mysteries in which Canon Sidney Chambers attempts to stop a serial killer with a grievance against the clergy; investigates the disappearance of a famous painting after a distracting display of nudity by a French girl in an art gallery; uncovers the fact that an "accidental" drowning on a film shoot may have been something more sinister;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUNBoswell, Patricia A.
Summary: "When it comes to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, the right caregiving can make all the difference. Here, Patricia Boswell shares structured routines, life hacks, and best practices that are evidence-based and focused on maintaining the highest possible quality of life for the entire family. As a nurse and dementia expert, Boswell knows that the best caregivers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 BOSSummary: The experience of the family members and spouses in this program reflects that of thousands of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers who struggle daily with the heartfelt conflict of love and obligation. This program presents examples of caregivers who have learned to cope effectively with these stresses, restoring balance in their own lives. The importance of caregiver support groups and other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The diagnosis of celebrities such as Rita Hayworth and Ronald Reagan has brought Alzheimer's disease out of the closet and into the national spotlight. This program traces the century-long initiative to understand the disease first described by Dr. Alois Alzheimer. Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's and family members discuss how they cope with the illness, while medical professionals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Zeitz, Paul
Summary: Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Paul Zeitz, Professor of Mathematics at the University of San Francisco and author of The art and craft of problem solving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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Summary: In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive decline. Revealing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, this outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels, sleep) that can trigger "downsizing" in the brain. The protocol shows us how to rebalance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 BREDevi, Gayatri
Summary: "By defining Alzheimer's Disease as a spectrum disorder---like autism, it affects different people differently---Dr. Gayatri Devi offers new hope for its millions of sufferers. A neurologist who's been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Devi shares the stories of her patients in the kind of narrative medical writing that grips the reader, humanizes the science,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 DEVSherzai, Dean
Summary: "A revolutionary, proven program for reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline from award winning neurologists and codirectors of the Brain Health and Alzheimer's prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.831 SHESummary: Follow the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures, solve problems together, and learn foundational math concepts and skills. In each episode, Peg and Cat face a really big problem, a messy funny crisis they must somehow solve without totally freaking out! This DVD features eight fun-filled adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV PEGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JUV DVD PEGFortanasce, Vincent.
Summary: A world-renowned neurologist presents a program to lower your risk for developing Alzheimer's by 70%, showing you how to assess your risk factors and follow an anti-Alzheimer's regimen incorporating diet, physical exercises, "neurobics," stress reduction, and quality sleep. Also includes a discussion of the latest medical therapies being developed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.83105 FORSummary: What is the difference between run-of-the-mill memory difficulties and the effects of Alzheimer's disease? If an older person is experiencing more "senior moments" than usual, should he or she be concerned? What happens inside the brain of an Alzheimer's patient? This program addresses those questions with the help of expert interviews and compelling case studies. Viewers will learn how the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Jauhar, Sandeep
Summary: Almost six million Americans--about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five--have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. What is it like to live with and amid this increasingly prevalent condition--an affliction that some fear more than death? In My Father's Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAUHAR, SANDEEP JAUJames, Vaughn E.
Contents: Those memory lapses! -- If it is Alzheimer's : what the future holds -- Okay, it is Alzheimer's : the legal implications -- Before it's too late : the estate plan -- Before it's too late : advance directives -- Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's : guardianship -- When an Alzheimer's patient does something wrong : legal liability -- When an Alzheimer's patient moves : legal issues -- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM - American Management Association 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.7304 JAMDavis, David Brion.
Summary: "From the revered historian--winner of nearly every award given in his field--the long-awaited conclusion of his magisterial three-volume history of slavery in Western culture that has been more than fifty years in the making. David Brion Davis is one of the foremost historians of our time, and in this final volume in his monumental trilogy on slavery in Western culture he offers highly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.362 DAVSummary: A follow-up to the video A Thousand Tomorrows: Intimacy, Sexuality, and Alzheimer's, this program revisits Everett and Betty, married for 25 years when Betty was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, to document the changes that late-stage dementia brought to their sexual relationship. Central to the program is Everett's candid discussion with a social worker about his feelings and decisions regarding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Alzheimer's is a disease that affects not only the patient, but all who love and care for that person as well. This poignant program allows a rare glimpse into one couple's experience with the fatal illness that tore their life apart, tracking the mental deterioration of Malcolm Pointon-husband, father, Cambridge professor, and gifted pianist, diagnosed at only 51 years of age. The documentary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this program three married couples affected by Alzheimer's disease talk candidly with a clinical social worker about both physical and emotional changes that occur in their intimate relationships as a partner goes from being a spouse to a caregiver. Sexual expression becomes awkward or meaningless when a mate with dementia no longer recognizes a husband or wife, and the overall fabric of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Skogen, Jennifer
Summary: "After an unthinkable tragedy on Halloween, Jackson must decide if he should stay in Grey Hills, or pack up everything and leave with Sam and the others. ... When Jackson starts sleepwalking and hearing voices, he isn't sure if he is going crazy, or if he has inherited an unspeakable power. Meanwhile, Claire is determined to find out exactly what happened on Halloween, which brings Jackson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SKOTeitell, Beth.
Contents: Einstein's theory of relativity as applied to crow's feet -- Older women, younger shirts -- Pore, pore, pitiful me -- Post-traumatic tress disorder -- Age is the new fat -- The absolute(ish) truth -- How to look "natural" in three hours or fewer -- Facial fitness : no pain, no vain -- Face value -- Did she or didn't she? -- The middle-aged debutante -- Don't call me ma'am! -- What lies beneath...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Luxe 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 818.602 TEIWarzel, Charlie
Summary: "A future-looking, game-changing book about the radical transformational potential of working from home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 WARSummary: In this program from The Doctor Is In, families who are caregivers provide practical information on how to manage the in-home care of a loved one who has Alzheimer's. Important decisions, such as whether to use outside day care or in-home health aides, are discussed. Several hints on how younger family members can participate in the caregiving include reading or telling stories to the patient....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005