Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements

• Introduction
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Faith in Spite of Fear
• Chapter 2: Caring for Your Loved One-Legally
• Chapter 3: Surviving the Diagnosis
• Chapter 4: Choices: Stage One
• Chapter 5: Giving Up
• Chapter 6: Anger: When “Nasty” Creeps into Your Life
• Chapter 7: Agitation, Sleep Disturbances
• Chapter 8: Dialogue with Dementia: Communication Problems
• Chapter 9: Individual Differences
• Chapter 10: Fears, Phobias, Fantasies, and Other Foibles
• Chapter 11: Role Reversal: Learning to Say “No”
• Chapter 12: Taking Care of Yourself
• Chapter 13: Smoochies, Snugglies, and Other Warm Fuzzies
• Chapter 14: Choices: Stage 2: Placement?
• Chapter 15: Support Groups
• Chapter 16: Survival Pointers for Everyday Life
• Chapter 17: Moral Judgments: When Black and White Turn Grey
• Chapter 18: Journey’s End
• Epilogue
• Closing Thoughts
• I Heard My Mother’s Voice Again
• I Wonder About Alzheimer’s
• Waiting
• Today
• Fighting Back
• Final Prayer
• Recommended Reading
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

About the Author

Hall, Elizabeth T; Koenig, Harold G