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A personal guide to living with progressive memory loss [electronic resource] / Sandy Burgener and Prudence Twigg.

By: Burgener, Sandy, 1947-.
Contributor(s): Twigg, Prudence, 1956- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2007Description: 158 p. : ill.Subject(s): Memory disorders -- Prevention -- Popular worksGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.8/3 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
What progressive memory loss means to you: claiming the diagnosis -- Maintaining personhood -- Maintaining important roles in your life -- Understanding the stigma of progressive memory loss: managing your responses to the behaviors of others -- Communicating with others -- Staying active and functional -- Staying physically healthy: managing physical illnesses -- Medications, and self-care needs -- Staying mentally healthy: managing memory loss and impaired thinking -- Finding hope.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What progressive memory loss means to you: claiming the diagnosis -- Maintaining personhood -- Maintaining important roles in your life -- Understanding the stigma of progressive memory loss: managing your responses to the behaviors of others -- Communicating with others -- Staying active and functional -- Staying physically healthy: managing physical illnesses -- Medications, and self-care needs -- Staying mentally healthy: managing memory loss and impaired thinking -- Finding hope.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.