Coping with Caring: Daily Reflections for Alzheimer's Caregivers

by Lyn Roche

COPING WITH CARING is written for the caregiver who cares for a loved one with Alzheimer's or a related disorder. Each page provides an inspiring daily reflection, followed by a related caregiving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0943873290
• ISBN13: 9780943873299
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Elder Books
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.1" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Each page provides a practical caregiving tip.

This useful book is written for caregivers who care for dementia loved ones at home; many professional caregivers are also finding the book helpful and insightful.

...book offers a cup of loving kindness to caregivers

"Roche's volume is a hot bath after a long frustrating day. She lived through her father's Alzheimer's; then her mother-in-law endured the same losing battle. Lyn's goal is to offer a pat on the back, a boost to morale, a cup of loving kindness to those undergoing the same thing."

This book will make a wonderful gift for a friend

This book will make a wonderful gift for a friend or loved one caring for an AD patient at home. It offers a daily dose of much-needed encouragement. Roche puts great emphasis on the caregiver nurturing his or her own physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. The practical daily tips offer suggestions to help lighten the load.

Book offers tips for coping

Small enough to tuck in one's pocket, this book can be pulled out when a friend is needed. A friend who will understand the demands as well as the joys of caregiving. A handy 10 page index is provided for quick reference to over 200 challenges caregivers might encounter such as wandering, sundowning, caregiver stress, anger and so on.

A user-friendly book

Coping with Caring is a user-friendly book that offers tips to simplify everyday life for stressed caregivers.