Floating in the deep end : how caregivers can see beyond Alzheimer's / Patti Davis.
"With the searching, exquisite prose of a loving daughter, Patti Davis provides a life raft for the caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. "For the decade of my father's illness, I felt as if I was floating in the deep end, tossed by waves, carried by currents, but not drowning. "In a singular account of battling Alzheimer's, Patti Davis eloquently weaves personal anecdotes with practical advice tailored specifically for the overlooked caregiver. After losing her father, Ronald Reagan, Davis founded a support group for family members and friends of Alzheimer's patients; drawing on those years, Davis reveals the surprising struggles and gifts of this cruel disease. From the challenges of navigating disorientation to the moments when guilt and resentments creep in, readers are guided gently through slow-burning grief. Along the way, Davis shares how her own fractured family came together, and how her father revealed his true self-always kind, even when he couldn't recognize his own daughter. The result is an achingly beautiful work on the fragile human condition from a profoundly wise and empathetic writer"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631497988
- ISBN: 1631497987
- Physical Description: xxxii, 253 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The world just changed: the diagnosis you feared -- taking away the car keys, opening the door to an outside caregiver -- grief arrives early -- The early stages: where is the person I knew? -- time warp -- Messy emotions and learning to lie: caregiver stress -- creative lying -- anger -- guilt and the balm of laughter -- losing a life partner -- When things get out of control: calling adult protective services -- they were so much better yesterday -- the battle over bathing (and other health dilemmas) -- the hardest decision -- Rebuilding your world: the world they have created -- other people's opinions -- the empty seat at the table -- The end stages: your old friend grief -- after the end. |
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| Subject: | Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Care. Caregivers. Fathers and daughters. |
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