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Broken Brain

Caretakers Guide to Alzheimer's and Other Dementias

by Susan L. Harrington

"I wish Sue’s book was available when I was struggling with my Mother’s Alzheimer’s; it would have put made it 'easier' for us to make sense of what was happening to my Mother. I did not know anything about dementia or Alzheimer's before my Mother was diagnosed. All the signs were there: not being able to describe what she went to the store for, getting lost, and questioning how to do things she did her whole life. I knew something was not right, but did not know what. If you notice change or think it's odd that Mom or Dad doesn't remember, please take them for a checkup and find out what you can do to help them. It is a terrible disease it robs you of your mind, and you are no longer the person you once were and will never be again." 

Beth Erickson

"Alzheimer's and dementia is a catastrophic disease of the brain. The progression of the disease entails confusion and the inability to remember how to perform the simplest elementary cognitive behavior. The patient who is effected by Alzheimer's disease or dementia becomes caught in its web. Picture how a spider weaves its web. The purpose of the web is to capture its prey. The prey is the patient’s cognitive and emotional memory of the brain. In the beginning the patient will actively struggle to manifest a level of stability. The progression of the disease draws the web tighter with in the brain until the emotional and mental capacity has withered. The emotional and mental capacity becomes enmeshed with the disease...becomes the web. Broken Brain: Caretakers Guide To Alzheimer's and other dementia written by Sue Harrington, is designed to enhance the caretaker and patient perseverance of understanding the medical component and emotional behavior of the disease."

 Nola Rae Smith, MA, Dallas, TX 

Our loved one didn’t ask to get dementia.  How we react to their dementia can determine if we are helping them or are making them fearful of us.

If you are just starting out on this journey, this book can really help you.  Even if your loved one’s dementia has advanced, this book can still definitely help you as you go through this journey with your loved one. For you, in Part VI, Resources for Caretakers, you might find information which can help you mentally and financially.  

Chapters include: 

Part I  

Understanding yow the brain “breaks”

What it might feel like to have dementia

Myths and Facts

What is Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Types of Dementia

Conditions Masked/Diagnosed as Dementia 

Part II

Could your loved one have dementia or Alzheimer’s 

If Alzheimer’s I not reversible, why seek treatment

Finding the right doctor

Preparing for the doctor’s visit

Types of testing 

Part III

Dealing with each level of Alzheimer’s 

Part IV

Getting their affairs in order 

Part V

Dementia risk and prevention 

Part VI 

Resources for caretakers 

Part VII

Dangerous Medications for seniors to take. (I am extremely honored and grateful to the American Geriatrics Society who gave me permission to lit “Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults”.” They saw the importance of this book to change the lives of caretakers and their loved ones with dementia.)

This valuable book is available in book form as both regular print and large print. This book is also available as Kindle.


Regular Print and Kindle amazon.com Link:  

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Brain-Caretakers-Alzheimers-Dementias/dp/1523346183/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622769349&sr=1-1


Large Print:

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Brain-Caretakers-Alzheimers-Dementias/dp/1548121053/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ASIN%3A+1548121053&qid=1622770421&sr=8-1

Things to do With and For Seniors in Assisted Living 

by Sue Harrington

This book can give relatives, Churches, and anybody who deals with seniors practical things to do to improve the quality of life of seniors in this stage of their life.


We love to shower the person we love with presents, but when men and women are elderly—and especially if they are now living in Assisted Living or other facilities, they usually don’t need more clothes or trinkets. So, what do you give them that will actually increase their quality of life?


As we age, our eyesight lessons. It’s harder to get around. You provide them with gifts which can actually improve their quality of their life instead of collecting dust. You do things for them. Lastly, by spending time with them, you can lessen their feelings of loneliness and isolation; you validate that they still have worth. Some seniors never have a visitor once they move into Assisted Living or other another type of facility.


Remember, every day is a gift and your senior won’t always be here; treasure the time you have together.


This valuable book is available in book form as both regular print and large print. This book is also available as Kindle.


Regular Print and Kindle amazon.com Link: 

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Seniors-Assisted-Living-Seniors/dp/1542633508/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622770645&sr=8-2


Large Print:

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Seniors-Assisted-Living-Large/dp/1542970741/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622771068&sr=8-1 

150 Ways to Improve the Quality of Life for Seniors 

by Sue Harrington

We love to shower the person we love with presents, but when men and women are elderly, they don’t need more clothes, or blankets, or trinkets.  So, what do you give them that will actually increase their quality of life?  As we age, our eyesight lessons.  It’s harder to get around.  Due to arthritis, it’s harder for Seniors to grip items and turn knobs. 


This book will give you 150 things you can do which can not only increase their quality of life, but might also decrease their risk of falling.  Ideal gifts are given which can make it easier for your Senior to do day-to-day activities.  You provide them with gifts which can actually improve their quality of their life instead of collecting dust.  You do things for them.  Lastly, by spending time with them, you can lessen their feelings of loneliness and isolation; you validate that their life still has worth.  


If you or others are doing things for a Senior, do not charge them for your time.  Consider it a “tithing of time”; a gift to them.  You might find that you are blessed more than they are for the time spent together.  Remember, every day is a gift and your Senior won’t always be here; treasure the time you have together. 


This book can give relatives, neighbors, Churches, and anybody who deals with Seniors practical things to do to improve the life of Seniors.  Youth groups, of all types, can even pick a Senior or Seniors in their neighborhood to good do acts for—not collecting money for their good deeds.  The only time you should collect money is if you are purchasing groceries, medications, or household items for them. 


Today, you can increase the life of a Senior in your life and this book can give you 150 ideas of what you can do!   


This valuable book is available in book form as both regular print and large print. This book is also available as Kindle.


Regular Print and Kindle amazon.com Link: 


Kindle and Large Print:    

https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Improv-Quality-Life-Seniors/dp/1542631238/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ASIN%3A+1542631238&qid=1622771689&sr=8-1



 

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