Alzheimer's Disease

<P>Of the estimated 5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's disease more than 7 in 10 live at home primarily cared for by family and friends. <I>Alzheimer's Disease: The Dignity Within: A Handbook for Caregivers Family and Friends</I> was written in a workbook format aimed at increasing the caregiver's knowledge of the disease. As a result these caregivers - whether family members friends or health professionals - will be better equipped to nurture the dignity within people living with Alzheimer's and feel more confident doing so. The book is a tool for caregivers that will impact not only the way they relate to persons with Alzheimer's disease but other relationships as well.</p> <P>It contains information on how to take care of a person with Alzheimer's disease by mapping out each stage of the disease and showing what can be done from a caregiving standpoint at these various stages. In addition the book discusses how important it is for caregivers to take care of themselves. It educates readers with easy-to-understand charts and sketches on what physically happens to the brain during the progression of Alzheimer's. Its five sections focus on the nature of Alzheimer's disease and on being a caregiver covering topics such as tips for caregivers challenges and solutions changes in the brain that are responsible for the problems associated with the disease and much much more. </p> <P>However the most important tenet of the book is that we can better care for people with Alzheimer's by recognizing and nurturing the essence within a person living through the different stages of the disease. Both caregivers and people affected by Alzheimer's can live with a sense of dignity importance and self-esteem. </P>