Dementia is often a difficult disease to witness, especially when it affects someone close to you. But remember, there have been thousands who have been going through the same experience, and the best way to heal is to share and learn and relate.
These books are thoughtfully written and encompass the difficulty of caring for someone with dementia. They’re definitely worth the read.
#1 Thank you Lady by Mina Drever
With this opening in Thank you Lady, the author turns upside down the established view of dementia. A memoir of Angela’s life – as it reveals itself through her conversations and interactions with family, friends and carers – it challenges the reader to see that dementia is not a disease but a disability.
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#2 Cooking Oil Makes Genius or Alzheimer! by Tetsumori Yamashima
If you’re not, you might opt for a nice, greasy takeaway. Whether you choose the healthy option or not, you might be upset to learn that no matter what, you may be significantly increasing your chances of developing dementia comes all down to cooking oil.
Dr Yamashima explains in Cooking Oil Makes Genius or Alzheimer! just how dangerous common cooking oils can be in an effort to decrease the rise in Alzheimer’s disease. His ground-breaking research will make you think twice about how you cook your meals â and just might help you to keep your brain and mind as sharp and sound as possible..
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#3 Love, Life and Death in a Teacup by Sarah Priest
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#4 Trying to Care by William Wood
Imperceptibly, William’s help turns into full-time caring as he moves in with them. At first, he has little understanding of their condition. He witnesses his ailing father’s dedication to an unappreciative wife of 70 years, while he does his best to keep them both fed and comfortable. His struggle is not without moments of humour and self-enlightenment.
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#5 What Dementia Teaches Us About Love by Nicci Gerrard
Someone may have dementia, but that doesn’t mean they can’t feel anything, including love. Gerard’s book helps to break the silence on dementia and shows us the little glimpses of light and love during the darkening of the disease.
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#6 Dementia Sucks: A Caregiver’s Journey – With Lessons Learned by Tracey S. Lawrence
“Dementia Sucks” guides readers through the process with wit and knowing perspective. It’s the missing manual for caregiving people with dementia.
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#7 Alzheimer’s with My Mother, Eilleen by James F. Dicke II
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#8 Bring the Rain: A Novel by JoAnn Franklin
FTD is a disease that will strip Dart Sommers of morals and intelligence before ultimately ending her life. As Dart struggles to accept her diagnosis, she also finds herself developing feelings for her boss, a grieving widower who lost his wife to the same disease.
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#9 When My Grammy Forgets, I Remember by Toby Haberkorn
By including children in the family discussion, parents help them become resilient and empower them to provide comfort for the grandparents or loved ones with dementia. This book is listed on the children’s resource book list on the Alzheimer’s Association and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Aging websites.
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#10 The Everything Alzheimer’s Book by Carolyn Dean
In addition to the easy-to-follow, reliable information, this accessible reference helps readers make sense of tests, choose the right treatment, and deal with symptoms to reduce anxiety and ensure a better quality of life.
This completely up-to-date work helps families:
- Recognize and deal with dementia
- Manage medications
- Alzheimer’s-proof the home
- Handle financial and legal issues
- Know the pros and cons of home care versus hospital stay
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#11 Becoming Fluent by Richard Roberts
One study in Toronto found that for bilingual patients dementia set in more than four years later on average vs. their monolingual peers (75.5 vs. 71.4). That’s a huge difference, one worth consideration and further research.
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#12 HOPE for the Alzheimer’s Journey by Carol B. Amos
The concepts are conveyed in an open, honest, and creative manner using original family email communications from Carol B. Amos’s own eleven-year journey. Carol also introduces The Caregiving Principle™: a simple approach that provides a deeper understanding of a person with Alzheimer’s disease and a framework for the caregiver’s role. She provides examples of how The Caregiving Principle™ helped her connect with her mother.
‘H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey’ encourages caregivers to take care of themselves and provides inspiration for their journey. ‘H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey’ is the 2019 winner of the Book Excellence Award in the Caregiver category.
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Tamsin Nicholson from Yekize
Tracey S. Lawrence from Dementia Sucks!
Reyne Hirsch from Outside the Box Media
JoAnn Franklin from She Writes Press
Toby Haberkorn from Baypointe Publishers
Boris Levitsky from Net Improvements
Greg Brown from Achievement English
Carol B. Amos from Carol B. Amos
