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Tony had pretty much lived his life on his own terms but now, in his eighties, things were much more challenging. "Getting old isn't for sissies." he often said. He needed help and needed it fast as his world was rapidly changing due to his illness and age. Help would come, but from a most unlikely source.
"When God Creates a Musician" is a true story about a caregiving journey that Tony, a renowned musician, and his son-in-law would take over...
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Dying the Right Way is written for seniors, families, and caregivers. Dying the Right Way prepares seniors and families for the time when caregiving is needed, and offers a system for caregiving in the home for either family caregivers or for monitoring professional caregivers. Dying the Right Way extends the caregiving experience to assist seniors in planning for the time when they might need care: through the document preparation phase, the search...
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Are you or someone you know a senior looking for natural and effective ways to manage your health concerns? Look no further than "Age Gracefully: A Complete Homeopathy Handbook for Seniors." This comprehensive guide offers a wealth of information on various health issues commonly faced by seniors and provides easy-to-follow homeopathic remedies to help manage them.
With the increasing popularity of natural remedies and a growing interest in holistic...
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Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But, fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved ones, despite the stress and fatigue of caregiving.
In this comprehensive book, bestselling author Ann Kaiser Stearns explores the practical and personal challenges of both caregiving and successful aging. She couples findings from the latest research with powerful insights and problem-solving tips to help...
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Michael Tucker and his wife Jill Eikenberry are enjoying the early years of retirement in their dream house, a beautiful 350-year-old stone farmhouse in the central Italian province of Umbria, but Jill's mother Lora is a constant source of worry. Lora is eighty-seven and her second husband of many years, Ralph, has just turned ninety-one. Jill is traveling frequently to Lora and Ralph's home in Santa Barbara from the Tucker's pied-à-terre in New...
6) Aging Gracefully: Memory Loss Strategies for Seniors: Improve Cognitive Function and Maintain Brain
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Are you struggling with memory loss as you age?Do you worry about how it will affect your quality of life and independence?Aging Gracefully: Memory Loss Strategies for Seniors is here to help. This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of memory loss and offers practical strategies for maintaining cognitive health as we age. From understanding the different types of memory loss and their causes, to tips for seeking medical evaluation and diagnosis,...
7) Les Secrets des Zones Bleues Dévoilés : Adoptez le Mode de Vie des Plus Longs Vivants de la Planète
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Une source d'inspiration précieuse se trouve dans les "zones bleues" de la planète, o les habitants jouissent d'une longévité exceptionnelle et d'une santé durable. En s'inspirant de leur hygiène de vie, il est possible de vivre le vieillissement de manière épanouissante, en préservant son autonomie et sa qualité de vie.Quel est leur secret ? De quoi se nourrissent ils ? Quelles sont leurs activités ?Cet ouvrage vous révélera les secrets...
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Overwhelmed by handling your aging loved ones affairs? Is your parents' estate in good order? Do you know what their wishes are and how you can honor them? Are you struggling with where your parent can be best cared for following a hospital stay? Are you feeling guilty or manipulated by your family?
Using real life examples, Aging in Place is instrumental in promoting healthy family discourse on these important topics. Mary Mashburn discusses the...
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The substantial increases in life expectancy at birth achieved over the previous century, combined with medical advances, escalating health and social care costs, and higher expectations for older age, have led to international interest in how to promote a healthier old age and how to age "successfully." Changing patterns of illness in old age, with morbidity being compressed into fewer years and effective interventions to reduce disability and health...
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Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of AARP, explores the looming era of super-aging-incredibly longer lifespans overall, and eight times more centenarians by the year 2050-through the lens of past, present, and future life at ages 50, 65, 80, and on to 100-plus. What happens to all of us when 65 is merely a life half-lived?By 2050, the world's centenarian population-those aged 100 or more-will increase eightfold. Half of...
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This guide identifies the ideas and actions that can harm both caregivers and their loved one-from the author of Hope for the Caregiver.
A caregiver's journey often contains beliefs and behaviors that act like emotional landmines and can cause serious damage. Avoiding these landmines, while finding a path to safety, requires caregivers to hear from someone with experience they can trust. Author and radio host Peter Rosenberger draws upon three...
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Ageing: A Milestone - Welcoming the Golden Era with Elegance and InsightEmbark on a mesmerizing odyssey through the intricate phases of our later years with "Ageing: A Milestone." This time isn't merely about the passage of years; it's a celebration of the profound depth and richness that accompanies time's flow. Dive deep into a comprehensive study of ageing, spanning from the tangible physical changes to the profound emotional and cognitive evolutions.Unearth...
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Nicole J. Smith was blindsided by her mother's post-pandemic mental decline. A year later, after a neurological exam and follow-up, her mother was officially diagnosed: she had Alzheimer's. As the denial and drama escalated, Nicole and her Aunt Nancy created a transcontinental plan to find their loved one a safe, secure senior residence. From a daughter's point of view, Nicole tells their story of shock, research, worry, discovery, and ultimate success....
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After enduring several painful months witnessing the decline and ultimate death of a loved one, author Charlie Hudson recognized that she needed to radically change her views on the realities of aging. Known for her easy storytelling style in both nonfiction and fiction, Hudson departs from her usual subject matter here, tackling aging, mental decline, and death-topics we so often avoid.
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Growing up in Alabama, Margaret Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents-her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father-and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child's transition to caregiver.
And here, braided into the overall narrative, Renkl offers observations on the world...
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In this timely book, family counselors Gerald and Marlene Kaufman urge adult children and their parents to have direct conversations about the decisions that lie ahead as parents age. The Kaufmans suggest that families use their parents' retirement as the benchmark for having the first discussion about their parents' plans for the next phase of their lives. The Kaufmans point out that most families wait until they're faced with a crisis before having...
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When his father was diagnosed with cancer, documentary filmmaker Adam Wishart couldn't find a book that clearly answered his most basic questions: What was the disease and how did it take hold? What is it about cancer's biology that makes it hard to eradicate? And most importantly, are we on the way to a cure?
One in Three is both a son's personal story and a journalistic take on cancer's history, outlining the encouraging story of science's progress...
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After COVID-19, the next medical crisis will be Alzheimer's Disease. It is estimated to impact 5.5 million in the US alone. This little booklet chronicles one woman's slide into eternity. The disease is hard to diagnose, and both difficult and expensive to treat. The disease sometimes starts in middle age, but mostly affects the elderly. Once it affects a family, it tends to dominate all other activities. It affects all races and appears worldwide....
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In this timely book, long-time family counselors, Gerald and Marlene Kaufman, urge aging people, their adult children, family members, and other caretakers to talk directly with each other about the decisions that lie ahead as they age. "Do it before a crisis hits," say the Kaufmans. "A good time to start is when the parents retire."
Necessary Conversations focuses on four primary areas:
Parents' finances Parents' medical care Parents' living arrangements...
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As our global population ages, conflicts and difficult conversations emerge. How will older adults decide who will make end-of-life health and financial decisions for them? When will dad need to move out of his home and into long-term care? We can't have mom living with us anymore because it's just too hard. Why are my children fighting over where I will live? Why is my son taking money from me? These are challenging scenarios that ever-increasing...
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