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Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xv |
Acknowledgments | p. xvi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Beginning Stage | |
First Encounters | p. 7 |
If Only I Could Be Wrong: Tentative Diagnosis | p. 11 |
Beginning Stage Behaviors | |
The Importance of Seeking a Diagnosis | |
What Now? Reactions to the Diagnosis | p. 21 |
Disclosing the Diagnosis to the Patient | |
Disclosing the Diagnosis to Others | |
Legal and Financial Preparation | |
Reaching In and Reaching Out: Adaptation | p. 31 |
Adaptation to Role Changes | |
Coping and Resilience | |
Rallying the Troops: Family Reactions | p. 39 |
The Shell Without the Pearl: Transcending Loss | p. 45 |
Loss of Mutuality | |
Loss of Personality | |
Loss of Communication | |
Loss of Physical Intimacy | |
Loss of Partnership | |
Loss of Sense of Belonging: Isolation | |
Discovering the Paradox of Caregiving | |
The Middle Stage | |
Coming to Terms | p. 71 |
The Importance of Acquiring Coping Skills | |
Managing Your Attitudes and Thoughts | |
Middle-Stage Behaviors | |
Your Role in the Accomodating to the Middle Stage | |
Confronting the Demons: Your Emotional Reactions to the Middle Stage | p. 79 |
Denial | |
Resentment | |
Guilt | |
Fear | |
Frustration | |
Tears of Laughter: The Importance of Humor | p. 111 |
The Power of Laughter | |
The Mars and Venus of Adapting to Change: Gender Differences | p. 115 |
The Lonely Bed: Adapting to Profound Loss of Intimacy | p. 125 |
Understanding Sexual Behavior in Alzheimer's | |
Extramarital Companionship | |
Harvesting Your Communal Garden: Preventing Burnout | p. 135 |
Taking Time out for Yourself | |
Day Care | |
In-home Care | |
Going It Alone | |
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Know I Can: Resiliency | p. 149 |
Coming to Terms with the Challenges of Alzheimer's | |
The Late Middle Stage | |
The Long Good-bye | p. 157 |
Late-Middle-Stage Behaviors | |
Loss of Recognition by Spouse | |
I'm Beat and I'm Scared: Caregiving Intensifies--Resource Options | p. 163 |
Family Involvement | |
Alternatives to Placement | |
When Placement Becomes Necessary | |
The Angst of Placement | |
Transitioning to Life Alone | |
When Alone Equals Lonely: Loneliness and Companionship | p. 189 |
The Final Stage and Beyond | |
Nearing the Journey's End: Final Stages of Alzheimer's | p. 199 |
Final Stage Behaviors | |
The Relief of Planning Ahead: Advanced Directives | p. 207 |
Allowing for a Natural Death | |
Another Paradox: Anticipatory Grief and Mourning | p. 213 |
At Peace, My Love: Death of a Spouse | p. 217 |
Cleaning out the Closets: The Process of Closure | p. 227 |
Honoring Your Tomorrows: Reentry Post Caregiving | p. 231 |
Getting Started | |
Successfully Coming Full Circle | |
And You Shall Triumph | |
Bibliography | p. 245 |
About the Authors | p. 247 |
Index | p. 249 |
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