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Is There Any Ice Cream?: Surviving the Challenges of Caregiving for a Loved One with Alzheimer's, Anxiety, and COPD
In 2018, the Alzheimer Society of Canada website showed over half a million people in Canada were living with dementia. That same year, the Alzheimer Association website reported that over 5.7 million in the US were living with a form of memory loss. Unsuspecting family members had to jump into the role of caregiver without warning or training. Often, the caregiver was a spouse. Many caregivers became confused, challenged and eventually overwhelmed from the stress of caring for their loved one.
Judith Allen Shone fell into that category. It never occurred to her to ask "what if" her love became ill and she, alone, had to become the one to take care of him. She never dreamed she would have to become a solo caregiver. But that is exactly what happened. It is from her experiences that Shone came to believe no caregiver should be walking their path afraid or all alone.
Written for all caregivers and those who support caregivers, Shone juggles humor with insight, as she chronicles the story of an untrained and desperate caregiver who, in her memoir-story style, relates her formidable experiences accompanied by the emotional chaos of caregiving for her loved one with COPD, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, cancer, and anxiety, with occasional mysteries arising. Includes one successful intervention....
Judith Allen Shone fell into that category. It never occurred to her to ask "what if" her love became ill and she, alone, had to become the one to take care of him. She never dreamed she would have to become a solo caregiver. But that is exactly what happened. It is from her experiences that Shone came to believe no caregiver should be walking their path afraid or all alone.
Written for all caregivers and those who support caregivers, Shone juggles humor with insight, as she chronicles the story of an untrained and desperate caregiver who, in her memoir-story style, relates her formidable experiences accompanied by the emotional chaos of caregiving for her loved one with COPD, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, cancer, and anxiety, with occasional mysteries arising. Includes one successful intervention....
336 pages, Paperback
Published July 9, 2019
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About the author
Judith Allen Shone
3 books3 followers(1) Visit and READ www.Myasthenia-Gravis-Insights.com a blog and website, solely an awareness sight about a rare, chronic, autoimmune, neuromuscular disease I have had since 1956. During June and for awareness, at nearly 80, I decided to champion MG and so encourage all to become aware of MG, learn the symptoms and then tell one other person so it is no longer a secret. THANK YOU. ~judy
(2) Get a sense of the life of a caregiver .
Published after years as a spouse-caregiver, the two books tell of our journey from the initial years through the later stages of the disease.
I wrote the books, "Is There Any Ice Cream?" and "Did You Hide the Cookies?" and the ongoing caregiving blog with hopes that I can help caregivers discover that if they reach out to let others know they need help, there will be support there.
CAREGIVER BLOG:
https://acceptingthegiftofcaregiving.com
AUTHOR BIO:
https://caregiver-books.com/author/
If you know a caregiver, share the link...they will find what resonates and is helpful to them. Told from perspective of spouse caregiver living in Canada.
(2) Get a sense of the life of a caregiver .
Published after years as a spouse-caregiver, the two books tell of our journey from the initial years through the later stages of the disease.
I wrote the books, "Is There Any Ice Cream?" and "Did You Hide the Cookies?" and the ongoing caregiving blog with hopes that I can help caregivers discover that if they reach out to let others know they need help, there will be support there.
CAREGIVER BLOG:
https://acceptingthegiftofcaregiving.com
AUTHOR BIO:
https://caregiver-books.com/author/
If you know a caregiver, share the link...they will find what resonates and is helpful to them. Told from perspective of spouse caregiver living in Canada.
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May 15, 2020
As author, I am excited to share experiences of My Love and me, of a caregiving journey that began the instant of My Love's diagnosis of COPD, and then Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, anxiety attacks, colon cancer and finally the elusive source pains of elevated calcium that eluded doctors for nearly nine months.
I wrote this book to support caregivers, believing familiarity, presented through stories, encourages understanding and bridges the gap between fear and acceptance. I was totally in the dark related to this role when My Love was diagnosed. This is the first book of two. I hope it will help generate an appreciation for the role of caregiving, supporting the belief that one day each one of us could become a caregiver for a loved one. I hope my stories will spawn courage in caregivers so they'll reach out for necessary support.
This is not a guide book, nor 'how to' manual. I chose to convey emotions through experiences because I believe emotions are our connections to understanding one another. Thank you.
I wrote this book to support caregivers, believing familiarity, presented through stories, encourages understanding and bridges the gap between fear and acceptance. I was totally in the dark related to this role when My Love was diagnosed. This is the first book of two. I hope it will help generate an appreciation for the role of caregiving, supporting the belief that one day each one of us could become a caregiver for a loved one. I hope my stories will spawn courage in caregivers so they'll reach out for necessary support.
This is not a guide book, nor 'how to' manual. I chose to convey emotions through experiences because I believe emotions are our connections to understanding one another. Thank you.
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