Publisher's Synopsis
Dementia, Alzheimer's disease -- a diagnosis more frightening than cancer.... But do you really understand what is happening to your body? One of the major problems when a diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease is made is that the patient freezes emotionally and cognitively. They don't hear anything else the doctor says after the words dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Fear of Forgetting takes you past the diagnosis and provides important information in an easy to understand way that educates the patient about what is really happening to their brain, what the journey will be like, and what they can do about their diagnosis to embrace their journey. What makes this different than other books or websites? 1.It is purposely designed to enable easy reading for the older individual already in the early stages of the disease; 2.In workbook format, it guides the patient through an introspective process of examining and documenting their fears, thoughts, and emotions about the diagnosis, the journey they will take, and how they believe it will be best to reach them as the disease progresses based on their unique life events, likes, and dislikes; 3.The workbook can become a living journal for family and friends to use as a non-threatening springboard for discussion and care. FREE BONUS included as an appendix: MY LIFE, MY MEMORIES, a special memory prompting diary all about who you are! Retail value $5.95
