Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need (Paperback)

by Helen D. Davies (Author), Mike Jensen (Author)
Key Phrases: adult daycare, durable power, Alzheimer's Association, Botanical Gardens

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Elder Books; 1 edition (October 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943873460
• ISBN-13: 978-0943873466
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #949,940 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book speaks directly to the Alzheimer's patient!, June 17, 1998

By A Customer

Many books about Alzheimer's disease assume that family caregivers or professionals are reading them. Alzheimer's: The Answers You Need is the first book written expressly for the patient. The book assumes that people with AD are intelligent, sensitive and desperately seeking answers to questions about their condition. Moreover, the book does not overwhelm with information nor does it condescend in attempts to convey a point. Each section of the book centers on a question about the disease and straightforward answers are provided. Some pages, interestingly enough, have more blank space than words printed on them -- but that's okay. The idea here is to be concise, smooth and clear in letting a person with a devastating disease know what lies ahead. The book is geared toward people in the early stages of AD, however, it provides sound information for those who are caregivers and professionals who want a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patient/family gives this 5 stars, March 22, 2001

By	Susan M. Johnson (Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

A patient and his wife, particiating in the Mild Cognitive Impairment study, were looking for information on AD as he had just converted to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Their response to this book was that we should give a copy to everyone who comes into our Center. The wife has read other books and given lukewarm responses, so this was really a significant recommendation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful, compassionate book., October 6, 1998

By	Patricia Smith ([e-mail]) (Aptos, California) - See all my reviews

Since I have been fortunate not to have any dealings with Alzheimer's Disease, I read the book and came away with a different perspective. This is not only a book about dealing with the specific disease, but can be applied to any situation that looks or is hopeless. It is a book about how to live your life successfully whether you have two weeks or twenty years. The authors have incorporated much of their own life philosophies in this question/answer format; and the reader is the benefactor. The compassion and caring of these two dedicated authors is evident on each page. I hope the book continues to fall into the right hands. I truly believe it can make a difference in how we perceive and define the process of dying.