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When Words Have Lost Their Meaning: Alzheimer's Patients Communicate through Art

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This book helped me in so many ways to be kinder to my mother who had Alzheimers, and pointed me to what remained and away from what was lost. It helped me to understand her torment and so to find ways to comfort her.

While writing my senior thesis on art therapy and Alzheimer's I was only able to find one book that embodied the subject as a whole. This book includes all the information that one could need on the subject and was written to inform and engage the reader in a way that is compelling and thoughtful. The stories of different Alzheimer's sufferers journeys in art therapy and the accompanying images gives a real life look on the positive affects of art therapy and gives the reader a compassionate view on the subject. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is studying Alzheimer's or knows someone with the disease and would like to learn more about how they can help that person by improving their quality of life through art therapy. Overall the book is written very well in an easy to read way that keeps the reader engaged, while at the same time being very informative and thorough.

This was a very useful text for me when my mother was suffering from Alzheimer's. It reads like a novel, in such clear language, and helped me understand a lot of my mother's bizarre behavior. The author's story of her struggle as a caregiver was so touching; it gave a humane side to this difficult illness.

Inspiring and companionate description of Alzheimer's patients ability to communicate and experience intimacy long after all seems lost.
Helpful at the professional level while expressing the personal experience of those with family members in need of special attention.

I work for the Alzheimer's Association coordinating their art program, Memories in the Making, in long term care communities. I have seen personally the connections that are made when those suffering Alzheimer's dementia utilize their creative skills. In our program, the paintings and the stories that accompany them are testimony to the essence of the individual that still lives beneath the ravages of the disease.
Ruth Abraham does a fantastic job of discussing the disease, the individuals it impacts and the astounding benefits of allowing them to tap into their creative spirit. A must read for anyone interacting with those having Alzheimer's or any other dementia.