Dealing with Early-Onset Alzheimer's: Love, Laughter & Tears
Sonia Discher
Dealing with Early Onset Alzheimer's: Love, Laughter & Tears is Sonia Discher's heartbreaking but empowering story of caring for her husband, Steve. The story follows Steve's diagnosis with Early Onset Alzheimer's at age 50 through treatment, care and...
Location:
United States
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Dealing with Early Onset Alzheimer's: Love, Laughter & Tears is Sonia Discher's heartbreaking but empowering story of caring for her husband, Steve. The story follows Steve's diagnosis with Early Onset Alzheimer's at age 50 through treatment, care and his passing. Sonia provides a look behind the curtain of this terrible sickness to reveal a treasure trove of tips and tricks she did to understand the disease, advocate for her husband, care for her family and preserve her sanity throughout a confusing and sad time. Functional, day-to-day tips about early warning signs, medication levels, and how to address doctors, nurses and other professional caregivers (among many other areas such as long-term care and hospital stays) are some of the valuable examples included in this personal story. Duration - 3h 45m. Author - Sonia Discher. Narrator - Blake "Crash" Priddle. Published Date - Tuesday, 03 January 2023. Copyright - © 2020 Sonia Discher ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Dedication
Duration:00:00:57
Foreword
Duration:00:01:07
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:07:55
Introduction
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 1: Young and Alive
Duration:00:07:01
Chapter 2: Looking Back
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 3: Change is Coming
Duration:00:08:33
Chapter 4: Getting Affairs in Order
Duration:00:03:47
Chapter 5: Seeking Options
Duration:00:09:26
Chapter 6: Home Alone
Duration:00:04:19
Chapter 7: Fire and Water
Duration:00:02:37
Chapter 8: Always the Helper
Duration:00:04:02
Chapter 9: He's Still Steve
Duration:00:03:19
Chapter 10: Finding Home Care
Duration:00:03:14
Chapter 11: Maintaining Their Connection
Duration:00:01:55
Chapter 12: Activities of Daily Living
Duration:00:06:36
Chapter 13: Myoclonic Jerks
Duration:00:01:59
Chapter 14: Paranoia
Duration:00:08:49
Chapter 15: Cooperating vs Resisting
Duration:00:03:39
Chapter 16: Searching for a Cause
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter 17: Bossy, no. Caring, Yes
Duration:00:08:15
Chapter 18: Hoping for the Right Mixture
Duration:00:12:47
Chapter 19: The Phoenix Network
Duration:00:03:16
Chapter 20: Making Memories
Duration:00:13:44
Chapter 21: Humbly Thankful
Duration:00:03:31
Chapter 22: Decline
Duration:00:04:26
Chapter 23: Long Term Care
Duration:00:24:39
Chapter 24: Trust and Familiarity
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 25: Residents Making Friends
Duration:00:05:01
Chapter 26: Speaking Up
Duration:00:07:09
Chapter 27: Lessons Learned / Tips
Duration:00:08:17
Chapter 28: Coping with Changes
Duration:00:04:19
Chapter 29: Final Days
Duration:00:06:48
Chapter 30: Celebration of Life
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 31: Feelings and Reactions
Duration:00:02:59
Chapter 32: Impact on Caregivers
Duration:00:03:54
Chapter 33: Risk Factors
Duration:00:05:20
Chapter 34: Stages of Alzheimers
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 35: Helpful Resources
Duration:00:01:06
Chapter 36: Steve
Duration:00:01:31
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27