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BL
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1008797
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b763167
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| Title & Author
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Telling tales about dementia : : experiences of caring /\ edited by Lucy Whitman ; foreword by Joanna Trollope.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2010.
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1 online resource (222 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0857000179
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: 9780857000170
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1843109417
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9781843109419
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Telling Tales About Dementia: Experiences of Caring; Contents; Foreword; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; Living with Loss; Despatches from the Battlefield; Keeping in Touch, Letting Go; GLOSSARY; RECOMMENDED READING; HELPFUL ORGANISATIONS; THE CONTRIBUTORS; WHAT IS FOR DEMENTIA?
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| Abstract
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How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?. In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to believe that Alzheimer's has happened to us, ' writes one contributor, 'as if we were sent the wrong script.' The stories told here vividly reflect th.
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Caregivers' writings, American.
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Dementia-- Patients-- Care.
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Caregivers' writings, American.
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Dementia-- Patients-- Care.
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Family Health.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Alzheimer's Dementia.
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Health Systems Services.
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/3
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| LC Classification
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RC521.T45 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Whitman, Lucy,1954-
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