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The Alzheimer's Action Plan: What You Need to Know--and What You Can Do--about Memory Problems, from Prevention to Early Intervention and Care

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As a family member taking care of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease this is a great guide to help in day to day care of your loved one. It also provides easy to understand complex medical treatment choices as well as social interventions. Highly recommended resource for Alzheimer's Disease. Great writing style.

This book gives me the latest research based information from two world class experts on Alzheimer's in terms of diagnostic tools, treatment options, and caregiving issues and all the complexities involved with every one of these aspects.
As memory problems and dementia are to be faced by many of us in ourselves or our loved ones at some point in our lives, this great resource has helped me take better charge of this important issue.

This book has been a godsend for myself and my family. My Dad was recently diagnoised with Alzheimer's. This book helped me ask intelligent questions when speaking to his doctor. It's a diesease people know so little about. It's very helpful in helping determine what type of doctor a alzheimer suffer should be seeing and the test available. I wish I'd had this book when we first suspected there maybe a problem. I'm an avid reader and have read many self help books and this has to be one of the most helpful books I have ever read.

When my 73 year mother started misplacing things and forgetting stories she had recently said, I was so worried. The Alzheimer's Action Plan helped me and my family understand more about her condition. This book brought a comfort and re-assurance to my and my siblings lives. Thank you Dr. Duroswami for spending the effort to bring all this information to one place.

This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand Alzheimer's disease. Every caregiver should try to read it. Although the subject is difficult, the book was written to be easily read.
I have a family member with dementia, from Post Pump Syndrome, after having open heart surgery, and this explained a lot of questions I had.

Alzheimer's, dementia, is going to be a big problem in the future as we live longer.
I highly recommend this book.

If only this book had been available to my family when our mom was alive.
As a family, we had so much to learn in order to cope with the dynamic changes that occur with alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Despite the fact that we are a family who has several of us with medical backgrounds, and had a good network of connections, the information was never as clearly outlined and accessable as it is in this book.
Already, I have referred this comforting resource to several others since I purchased it a month ago.
Thank you to the co-authors for creating a book that offers the opportunity of wonderful support for so many who are trying to learn and to deal with this disease process.

"The Alzheimer's Action Plan" demonstrates to the reader that indeed much can be done for those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Caregivers, loved ones, and healthcare professionals will gain much insight into how to care most effectively for a dementia person. Keeping someone as mentally and physically active as possible is key, as the author explains. Read this book to see what you can do
by Susan Berg author of Adorable Photographs of Our Baby: Meaningful, Mind Stimulating Activities and More for the Memory Challenged, Their Loved Ones, and Involved Professionals
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This book is an extraordinary resource for clinicians, families of patients with Alzheimer disease or a related disorder and anyone interested in this debilitating condition. It is written by experts who are extremely knowledgeable and well informed about the field. Written in clear and concise language, the contents of this book are a veritable gold mine of information. Makes clinically useful information readily accessible to everyone. I strongly recommend this book.

I have experience as a Care Manager for an Area Agency on Aging. The Alzheimer's Action Plan is a book that I would highly recommend to families dealing with this disease. The book is not only filled with a plethora of information, it is also easy to reference and easy to understand. Barbara Matthews

For those caring for a loved one with dementia, The Alzheimer's Action Plan is a helpful and hopeful guide to understanding diagnosis and treatment of dementia. But, the chapters on caregiving offer the most important advice on how to normalize life with a loved one suffering from dementia. Written with great wit and wisdom, the authors deliver a rich and easy read. This book will help you if you are living with or caring for a person with dementia.