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There can be a season in our life when the magnificent beauty of sunsets become feared, and we spend our days seeking silver linings. Brooklyn White takes us on a very personal caregiving journey as a child supporting her parents through her father's diagnosis with Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia. While there is a plethora of research now available online for these neurodegenerative diseases that are becoming a more common household name thanks to celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Robin Williams, it can still be hard to discern exactly what our own journey will be like caring for someone with either of these conditions. This book is about engaging with our loved ones as they go on this journey with Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia. It's also a story of deep faith, love, and how to look for the beauty of sunsets through the silver linings. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brooklyn White has spent more than 25 years writing and researching in the corporate world across multiple industries through various marketing and communications roles. Over the last decade, Brooklyn has been on a caregiving journey with her parents, while balancing a demanding career. Providing care for her father awakened her spirit and passion to care for aging seniors. Brooklyn will now spend majority of her time writing to share God's word, advocating for Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia, and capturing stories of faith, legacy, and family. She resides in Chelsea, Alabama.

Challenging stereotypes, this volume investigates the experiential and theoretical landscapes of older people's sexual intimacies, practices and pleasures. Contributors explore the impact of desexualisation and distinguish the challenges older people face from the prejudices imposed on them.

A year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her terminal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret.Internationally acclaimed psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom devoted his career to counseling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In A Matter of Death and Life, Marilyn and Irv share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irv to live on without her.In alternating accounts of their last months together and Irv's first months alone, they offer us a rare window into facing mortality and coping with the loss of one's beloved. The Yaloms had numerous blessings-a loving family, a Palo Alto home under a magnificent valley oak, a large circle of friends, avid readers around the world, and a long, fulfilling marriage-but they faced death as we all do. With the wisdom of those who have thought deeply, and the familiar warmth of teenage sweethearts who've grown up together, they investigate universal questions of intimacy, love, and grief.Informed by two lifetimes of experience, A Matter of Death and Life is an openhearted offering to anyone seeking support, solace, and a meaningful life.

Aging: Concepts and Controversies is structured to encourage a style of teaching and learning that goes beyond conveying facts and methods. This innovative text focuses on controversies and questions rather than on assimilating facts or creating a single "correct" view about aging or older people.

Mom, Dad...Can We Talk? is for the tens of millions of people dealing with concerns for aging parents. It is controversial, sometimes humorous, often poignant, encouraging -- and always helpful. The book is rich with stories of adult children who have been challenged and rewarded in this final stage of the parent-child relationship. It includes tips for initiating caring conversations like: "Mom, we're worried about you living alone." "Sis, I need your help with all this." And, "Dad has a lady friend!" There are also helpful hints on how to understand and manage the realities of dementia, drinking, depression, and driving. In this newly revised edition, Guest Contributors address new topics like: helping grandchildren understand their aging grandparent; helping families with aging parents who have a special needs adult child; and, adapting to the complications imposed by the sudden intrusion of a reality like a pandemic. Also included is a new discussion guide as a bonus! Mom, Dad...Can We Talk? is the how-to book you need to help successfully manage these challenging times in family life.

Enjoy The 4-Seasons in this Memory Provoking 8.5" x 11" Coloring & Activity Book For People With Advanced Stage Dementia, Alzheimer's, Stroke, Brain Injury, Autism, Parkinson, Aphasia and Other Cognitive Conditions. Inside are 30 Simple BLACK-LINE Drawings With Sentence Cuing Common Phrases Plus 8 Keepsake Journal Pages. Book 1; Companion is identical to this Book - just Smaller. Book 2; has all the same elements, but has Color-Cued Drawings for people that require Color-Cuing. Book 3; is Books 1 & 2 in ONE BIG Book. Recommended for Healthcare Facilities and in-Home Care for people suffering from later stages of Dementia. Engaging and Soothes Anxiety and Depression for the elderly and all ages of people with late stage memory issues, diminished speech and poor vision. These Books are also excellent for lesson and story telling for preschool and early grade school students. This cross over between the generations provides the opportunity to include children in on the fun to encourage new memories and help reconnect the old. Family and caregivers are encouraged to participate. This Book Was Created With & Recommended By Director Of Therapeutic Recreation Department & Dementia Program Coordinator Long Term Center - Alexis Chiucarello. Look for our other Dementia Books; Connecting Memories, Books 1, 2 & 3. Connecting Edible Memories, Books 1, 2 & 3. Remembering The Holidays, Books 1, 2 & 3.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionWinner of the WSU AOS Bonner Book AwardThe New York Times bestseller from physician and award-winning writer Louise Aronson--an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life, as revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease, a condition to be dreaded, denigrated, neglected, and denied. Reminiscent of Oliver Sacks, noted Harvard-trained geriatrician Louise Aronson uses stories from her quarter century of caring for patients, and draws from history, science, literature, popular culture, and her own life to weave a vision of old age that's neither nightmare nor utopian fantasy--a vision full of joy, wonder, frustration, outrage, and hope about aging, medicine, and humanity itself. Elderhood is for anyone who is, in the author's own words, "an aging, i.e., still-breathing human being."

Whether you're in the prime of your life or the Autumn of your life it's a good idea toplan for the unfortunate event of not being able to manage your own affairs.By completing the information set out in this book it will not only help you to put your affairs inorder, it will help your family and friends to manage them if need be.Then when your time comes as it must to all of us, it will be so much easier for friendsand loved ones to make sure your wishes are carried out. Pardon the pun but you can truly rest in peace.The book written in the UK and is a good size being 7.44" x 9..69" - 103 pages, with various topics in each of the following sections: Personal DetailsPersonal Details (Health & Medical)Finance DetailsImmediate Family ContactsOther Family & Friends ContactsHouse Keeping InformationInsurance Policy InformationMy Digital PresenceKeep It To YourselfCollecting Important DocumentsGetting The Last Word Each section has been set out with templates for you to complete along with blanks in case there are other items you wish to add. There are also additional pages at the back for further items such as letters, notes or changes at a later date.Get Your Ducks In A Row While You Can!

Our world is currently experiencing a global Caregiving Crisis. If you, like so many others, are increasingly concerned about your loved one's needs as they age, then ask yourself the following questions: How does your loved one see their life playing out? Where do they want to live as they age (in their own home vs. assisted living)? What kind of health do they aspire to be in? What kinds of activities do they want to engage in? If and when your loved one can no longer live independently, what is their preference (i.e., paid in-home help, assisted living or nursing facility)? Is their preference realistic considering their financial situation, and if not, what are the feasible alternatives? The Caregiving Journey goes far beyond the basics of wills and logistical funeral plans-basics many people have in place (especially where children are involved). Rather, you'll be guided and supported to create a well-thought-out plan for those three, five or even 10 or more years when your loved one needs your help because they can no longer live on their own. With the inspiration, practical steps, support, and tools provided inside these pages, you'll be well-equipped to guide your family members and loved ones to the end of their lives with love, ease and grace.Bringing together her 30+ years as a professional market analyst and her personal experience as a live-in caregiver for her mom, author Debbie Howard has integrated her experiences-along with the journeys of over 200 other caregivers-into this book to help you choose your best way forward. Learn more at www.theCaregivingJourney.com.

A beautiful meditation on the joys of being a grandparent and a practical guide to help you and your adult children make the most of your relationship with a grandchild.For many grandparents, a grandchild offers a second chance to become the parent they didn't have the time or the energy to be when raising their own children. Being a grandparent, family relationships expert Jane Isay argues, is the opportunity to turn missed opportunities into delight.Drawing on her personal experience, dozens of interviews, and the latest findings in psychology, Isay shows how a grandparent can use his or her unique perspective and experience to create a deep and lasting bond that will echo throughout a grandchild's life. She explores the realities of today's multigenerational families, identifying problems and offering solutions to enhance love, trust, and understanding between grandparents, parents, and grandchildren. She also offers a wealth of practical advice, from when to get involved, when to stay away, and how to foster a strong relationship when you're separated by long distance.Unconditional Love advocates for honest conversation, thinking in the long run and healing breaches in order to be together, understanding that most of us try to do our best and need to be forgiven if we fail. Isay argues that secrets and surprises may tilt the boat but won't necessarily sink it and that grandparents and their grown children are happier when they give each other the benefit of the doubt. Most importantly, she writes, the advent of grandchildren offers families the opportunity for healing and redemption--if we seize the moment. In lovely prose and through delightful stories, Isay shows us how we can.A great gift for grandparents-to-be and a wonderful resource for all, Unconditional Love is a beautiful and psychologically astute look at what it means to be an engaged grandparent.

When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma?newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage?rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, ?I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.? And so Miss Norma took off on an unforgettable around-the-country journey in a thirty-six-foot motor home with her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their dog Ringo. As this once timid woman says ?yes? to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon, and mounts up for a horseback ride. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma's health improves and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life?strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts.Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian's wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road. It portrays a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.

I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU. We never stop learning from our mothers, do we? Scott Simon sat beside his once gorgeous and vivacious mother, holding her hand, comforting her, and reminiscing about good times and bad as she faced her final days. The result of those hours spent in the hospital is Unforgettable-a deeply moving, at times laugh-out-loud funny memoir about the colorful life of this mother and son. An instant New York Times bestseller, Unforgettable is a spirited, affecting, and personal tribute, and it is a testament to the universal bond between all parents and children. "In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall."--People Magazine"With UNFORGETTABLE, Simon reveals not the possibilities of social media but its limits. Those 140-character bursts...seem inadequate compared with the skilled unspooling of this memoir."-The Washington Post

 With the development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the mid-1990s, HIV became a treatable although serious condition, and people who are adherent to HIV medications can attain normal or near-normal life expectancies. Because of the success of ART, people 50 and older now make up a majority of people with HIV in high-income countries and other places where ART is accessible. The aging of the HIV epidemic is a global trend that is also being observed in low- and middle-income countries, including countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest number of older people with HIV reside (3.7 million). While globally over half of older adults with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, we have little information about the circumstances, needs, and resiliencies of this population, which limits our ability to craft effective policy and programmatic responses to aging with HIV in this region. At present, our understanding of HIV and aging is dominated by information from the U.S. and Western Europe, where the epidemiology of HIV and the infrastructure to provide social care are markedly different than in sub-Saharan Africa. Aging with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses this gap in our knowledge by providing current research and perspectives on a range of health and psychosocial topics concerning these older adults from across this region. This volume provides a unique and timely overview of growing older with HIV in a sub-Saharan African context, covering such topics as epidemiology, health and functioning, and social support, as well as policy and program implications to support those growing older with HIV.There are very few published volumes that address HIV and aging, and this is the first book to consider HIV and aging in sub-Saharan Africa. Most publications in this area focus on HIV and aging in Uganda and South Africa. This volume broadens the scope with contributions from authors working in West Africa, Botswana, and Kenya. The range of topics covered here will be useful to professionals in a range of disciplines including psychology, epidemiology, gerontology, sociology, health care, public health, and social work.

My working and family days were over, I handled them okay, but retirement, how would I cope with this.I fought to retain my self-worth, and this taught me that age was no barrier, as now I finally had the time to turn my dreams into reality.This is my journey into retirement and new found freedom. There will be a little of you somewhere in my story so enjoy and have a laugh. With freedom comes the privilege of unlimited access,as boundaries vanish becauseFreedom Knows no Boundaries

This volume contends that young individuals across Europe relate to their country's history in complex and often ambivalent ways. It pays attention to how both formal education and broader culture communicate ideas about the past, and how young people respond to these ideas. The studies collected in this volume show that such ideas about the past are central to the formation of the group identities of nations, social movements, or religious groups. Young people express received historical narratives in new, potentially subversive, ways. As young people tend to be more mobile and ready to interrogate their own roots than later generations, they selectively privilege certain aspects of their identities and their identification with their family or nation while neglecting others. This collection aims to correct the popular misperception that young people are indifferent towards history and prove instead that historical narratives are constitutive to their individual identities and their sense of belonging to something broader than themselves.

Taking its cues from both classical and post-classical narratologies, this study explores both forms and functions of the representation of dementia in Anglophone fictions. Initially, dementia is conceptualised as a narrative-epistemological paradox: The more those affected know what it is like to have dementia, the less they can tell about it. Narrative fiction is the only discourse that provides an imaginative glimpse at the subjective experience of dementia in language. The narratological modelling of four 'narrative modes' elaborates how the paradox becomes productive in fiction: Depending on the narrative perspective taken, but also on the type of narration, the technique for representing consciousness and the epistemic strategy of narrating dementia, the respective narrative modes come with different prerequisites and possibilities for narrating dementia. The analysis of four contemporary Anglophone dementia fictions based on the developed model reveals their potential functions: Fiction allows readers to learn about the challenges of dementia, grants them perspective-taking, it trains cognitive flexibility, and explores the meaning of memory, knowledge, narrative and imagination, and thus also offers trajectories of a cultural coping with dementia.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Multimedia, Internet, neue Technologien, Note: 1,3, Universität Vechta; früher Hochschule Vechta (Gerontologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es ist längst bewiesen und unbestreitbar: Die heutige Gesellschaft ist von Langlebigkeit und niedrigen Geburtenraten geprägt. Die Menschen werden immer älter und bereits 2030 soll mehr als ein Viertel der Bevölkerung über sechzig Jahre alt sein. Folglich ist der demographische Wandel in vollem Gange, welcher nicht nur einen Wertewandel mit sich bringt, sondern auch die Forderung nach einem Bestehen in der heutigen ¿Informations- und Wissensgesellschaft¿ nach sich zieht. Es ist mittlerweile zur Selbstverständlichkeit geworden, dass der Alltag medial geprägt ist und dabei auf die Tageszeitung, Bücher, das Radio, den Fernseher, das Handy oder auch auf das Internet zurückgegriffen wird. Der Fernseher und auch die Tageszeitung stellen dabei die klassischen, traditionellen Medien dar, wohingegen das Mobiltelefon und das Internet als neue Medien bezeichnet werden.Aufgrund der vielfältigen gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen, wie die rasante Entwicklung der neuen Medienwelt und deren Kommunikationswege, tritt immer häufiger das Problem in den Vordergrund, dass ältere Menschen von dieser gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung ausgeschlossen werden. Anders als die Senioren von morgen, ist die jetzige ältere Kohorte nicht wie selbstverständlich mit den neuen Medien aufgewachsen. Die Medien- und Werbewirtschaft hat umgehend darauf reagiert, indem sie Begriffe wie ¿silver market¿, ¿best ager¿ oder ¿50 Plus¿ entwickelt hat, um den Konsum anzukurbeln, gerade weil der sogenannte ¿silver market¿ als die Gruppe mit der größten Kaufkraft gilt. Aber trotzdem stehen immer noch jüngere Alterskohorten (14- bis 49-Jährige) als Zielgruppe der Medienwelt im Vordergrund, obwohl man damit über die Hälfte der Bevölkerung einfach außen vor lässt. Als Folge ergibt sich, dass die Medienwelt zwar versucht einen altersangepasstes Angebot für die ältere Generation zu schaffen, aber sie dennoch mit altersuntypischen Bildern werben, die den älteren Konsumenten abschreckten, oder gar verunsichern. Neben diesen Gründen gibt es noch weitere Gründe, für eine Nichtnutzung von Medien durch Senioren, insbesondere in Bezug auf die neunen Medien. Außerdem sollen folgende Fragen eine Beantwortung finden: - Welche Medien nutzen ältere Menschen vorwiegend? - Welche Bedeutung haben Massenmedien für Senioren (Nutzungsmotive)? - Wie entwickelt sich Medienkompetenz und wie kann man diese fördern?