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book recommendation

Currently reading Loving Someone Who Has Dementia, by Pauline Boss. I recommend it highly. It reiterates much of what she wrote in Ambiguous Loss and has a lot of excellent advice for caregivers

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  • midge333
    midge333 Member Posts: 315
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    I read it a while back. I agree with your assessment. It helped me understand what I was feeling.

  • JDancer
    JDancer Member Posts: 462
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    edited August 17

    I appreciate the coping mechanisms and self assessment tools. I'm reading a library copy, but this is a book I might actually purchase.

  • fmb
    fmb Member Posts: 394
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    Excellent book, helped me very much, especially in dealing with my grief.

    There is a post out there started by Iris which provides book recommendations. I'll see if I can find it and bring it to the top here.

  • Iris L.
    Iris L. Member Posts: 4,412
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    Yes, please add to the "Books" thread so that members can easily find good books and also YT videos.

    Iris

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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