Moving Mama: Taking Care of Mother During Her Final Years with Alzheimers

Moving Mama: Taking Care of Mother During Her Final Years with Alzheimers
Did you know that 6.7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s? Worldwide, over 55 million people have dementia. Most of us need help and this book has a lot to offer.

Navigating the complexities of Alzheimers is like trying to navigate a maze where patients face an invisible enemy and caregivers bear a weighty responsibility. It’s life changing. From hearing hearing the diagnosis, through watching your loved one change, to juggling caregiving tasks. When it comes to caring for your loved one, takes all you have in the way of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual stamina. There are also many gifts that come from the experience, and times of sacred space. It requires skillfully navigating emotional terrain, adapting to evolving needs, and forging meaningful connections amid the challenges of communication breakdowns. This responsibility takes a toll on your own emotional and mental health.

Having lived through this struggle in her own family and worked as a consultant in health and aging, Anne Hays Egan wrote Moving Mama. Through relatable stories and practical advice, she sheds light on the arduous task of how to care for aging parents, offering resources, hope, and guidance for what often feels like an overwhelming journey. .

Reviewers have called the book “a must for someone caring for an elder,” “a page turner,” and “a compelling story that touched me deeply.” Readers said the book was “something I could not put down.” It’s a book that “at its core speaks of hope, despite all the challenges that Alzheimer’s presents.” $2.99 on Kindle.
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Free: Save Your Brain Now: A Functional Medicine Perspective

Save Your Brain Now: A Functional Medicine Perspective
There is an ever increasing epidemic of the decline of cognitive function and the diseases of dementia! Save Your Brain Now describes how a healthy brain functions and what causes cognitive decline that all too often leads to the diseases of dementia.

In addition, the book provides valuable tools for improve symptoms such as poor memory and brain fog, which can indicate cognitive decline and progress to diseases of dementia. We give hope and practical tips to improve brain health using a multimodal strategy. This strategy includes keys to maintaining excellent cognitive function and even successful strategies that can restore cognitive function even if you are suffering from diseases of dementia. Free on Kindle.

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Mazie

MazieA burdened old widow. A reclusive young bachelor. A lonely neighbor girl. A collision of fates that transform their lives forever.

After tragically losing her only child, then facing her husband’s death two years ago from Alzheimer’s, 72-year-old Mazie questions why God doesn’t take her too. Her grief leaves her aching to join her husband and son in the grave.

When Brian, a reserved young bachelor, moves next door, Mazie attempts to set him up with her young friend, Claire. Then, there’s the odd little girl across the street who is determined to be his friend. Brian doesn’t know what to make of the spunky old woman or the persistent young girl who both nudge their way into his life when he just wants to be left alone.

When a sudden tragedy leaves Mazie battling for her life, Brian steps in to help the old widow, and both discover that life’s purpose is often revealed in the unexpected. $0.99 on Kindle
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A Closer Walk

A Closer Walk

Memoir on how a daughter helped her father navigate his walk with Alzheimer’s Disease. Helpful read for anyone with a loved one walking their own path with dementia and for caregivers, care facility staff, medical students or anyone concerned with the growing number of worldwide dementia cases to gain knowledge on stages of the disease and compassionate care. $4.99 on Kindle.

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Free: A Caregiver’s Journey: Self-Care For Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia and Alzheimer’s

A Caregiver's Journey: Self-Care For Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia and Alzheimer's
This book is for those who find themselves in a primary or secondary caregiving role for an aging parent or other loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or other type of dementia. Part memoir, part self-help guide, I hope it will serve as the roadmap I wish I had and help other caregivers know what to expect and how to plan for the challenges they are likely to face.

Managing the comfort, health, safety and finances of a loved one in their declining years is not easy. Especially if that loved one increasingly becomes depressed, agitated, delusional, or worse. The physical, mental and even spiritual demands can come on gradually, or quickly. They can re-open old conflicts within a family and usually do eventually take over the primary caregiver’s life.

In addition to presenting five rules for being a caregiver that I learned over the course of dealing with my mother’s 15-year plus struggle, in clear, plain, non-medical jargon I discuss the differences between the practical and the clinical definitions of Alzheimer’s and dementia for both the patient and the caregiver. I talk about the stages of being a caregiver in addition to the stages of the disease, the importance of coping with and managing the associated stress that comes with being a caregiver, the pros and cons of different types of care facilities and treatment options to consider, what to look for, what to watch out for and how to make the most out of the time you have left with your loved one.

I hope that by being honest about my journey and sharing tips for admitting to and coping with the stress of being a caregiver, other caregivers will understand the importance of caring for themselves on their own caregiving journeys. Because no matter how great a job you’re doing as a caregiver, a dead caregiver is the worst caregiver of all. Free on Kindle.

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Alzheimer’s Daughter

Alzheimer’s Daughter
Alzheimer’s Daughter details a caregiver’s journey with both parents diagnosed on the same day. It is written with wincing honesty about the cruel affects of the disease, but a WWII love story held together by faith and family is contained within the pages. $0.99 on Kindle. 

 

 

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Tales of the Disembodied

tales of the disembodied

Tales of the Disembodied is a mesmerizing tapestry of interconnected stories that span generations and delve into the depths of the unknown. This collection is reminiscent of the thought-provoking twists and eerie ambiance found in classic speculative science-fiction. It’s a quick read that will, no doubt, linger with you be warned.

These pages are the jilted frames hanging in a dark hallway shrouded in shadows
This is the gateway to a new realm.
You hold the keys.
Tales of the Disembodied is a mesmerizing tapestry of interconnected stories that span generations and delve into the depths of the unknown. This collection is reminiscent of the thought-provoking twists and eerie ambiance found in classic speculative science-fiction. It’s a quick read that will, no doubt, linger with yoube warned.

These pages are the jilted frames hanging in a dark hallway shrouded in shadows
This is the gateway to a new realm.
You hold the keys.

Speculative Science Fiction Re-imagined!
$1.45 on Kindle.
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