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Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease |  | Author: Joanne Koenig Coste
Creator: Robert Butler
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 10520
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0618485171
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.196831
UPC: 046442485173
EAN: 9780618485178
ASIN: 0618485171
Publication Date: September 8, 2004
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More than four million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s, and as many as twenty million have close relatives or friends with the disease. Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer’s, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls habilitation, works to enhance communication between carepartners and patients and has proven successful with thousands of people living with dementia. Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s also offers hundreds of practical tips, including how to · cope with the diagnosis and adjust to the disease’s progression · help the patient talk about the illness · face the issue of driving · make meals and bath times as pleasant as possible · adjust room design for the patient’s comfort · deal with wandering, paranoia, and aggression
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Hanging on for dear life December 8, 2004
texellence (Austin, Texas)
87 out of 87 found this review helpful
If you are experiencing this disease with a loved one, then you know the loneliness and frustration of trying to be all the person you care for needs. My sister bought this book, read it overnight, highlighted and post-it tabbed the most important parts, mailed it to me priority mail, and i have used it at night as a touchstone for salvation. It is indeed a bible for HOW to treat your loved one. I use it to get what I need to know in terms of sensitivity to what my cared for relative needs. I would be lost without it...it will help keep you on a path of the right relationship with your loved one that you will want to live up to. I promise you ,read it, highlight it, and you will not ever look back and regret anything you did, if you follow its advice. A true gift.
A must-have October 31, 2003
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I ran out and bought this book after hearing the author on NPR's Talk of the Nation last week. I have a family member who was recently diagnosed with early Alzheimer's and have been very scared about it. This book, though, makes me feel that there is something I can do to keep my aunt in my life for as long as possible. The author's simple tips and ideas for continuing to relate to patients are great, and I know this will help a lot in the coming months for our family. This is the only book I've seen that gives me real hope.
A language like no other..a book like no other! November 2, 2003
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
No where else can one find such an eloquent and simplistic approach to such a devastating disease. Families, cargivers, health care professionals and anyone "dealing with the disease" will wear the pages down finding a plethora of anectodes and approaches based on years of Koenig Coste's philosophy and experience with Alzheimer's patients and their families. Bravo, Joanne for opening up this marvelous new world to all of us!
Written with passion, compassion and humor November 3, 2003
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
A must have for anyone dealing with this hidious disease.This is a breath of fresh air and sweet respit for care givers. Joanne's positive approach is wonderful as her loving humor embraces the reader.
Excellent Book March 20, 2004
Jacqueline Marcell (Irvine, CA United States)
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Such an excellent resource for families trying to manage a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease, teaching them valuable easy techniques for keeping communication going and helping to reduce frustrations. A must read.Joanne was a welcomed guest on my radio program, a delight, with so much important information to share. Jacqueline Marcell, Author of "Elder Rage" and Host of the "Coping wwth Caregiving" Radio Program on wsRadio.com.
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