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Take your oxygen first : protecting your health and happiness while caring for a
Gibbons, Leeza.
Adult Nonfiction 362.19683 G
Gibbons, Leeza.
Adult Nonfiction 362.19683 G
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. xvii |
| Introduction - My Family - And Yours | p. xxi |
| About Leeza's Place | p. xxxi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xxxiii |
| Part I - Knowledge Is Power | |
| 1 - Why "Take Your Oxygen First"? | p. 5 |
| 2 - Understanding Memory Loss Disorders | p. 11 |
| The Brain | p. 13 |
| How We Think | p. 16 |
| How Memories are Made | p. 16 |
| What is Degenerative Memory Loss? | p. 17 |
| Vascular dementia | p. 18 |
| Lewy Body disease | p. 18 |
| Frontotemporal labar dementia | p. 19 |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | p. 20 |
| Alzheimer's disease | p. 20 |
| Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease | p. 21 |
| Is Alzheimer's disease Inherited? | p. 22 |
| The Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease | p. 23 |
| Early Stage Symptoms | p. 25 |
| Middle Stage Symptoms | p. 28 |
| Late Stage Symptoms | p. 31 |
| Treatment for Alzheimer's disease | p. 33 |
| Education - The Payoff | p. 35 |
| 3 - Finding Help | p. 37 |
| Step 1 - Get Close to Your Loved One | p. 39 |
| Step 2 - Connect With the Professionals | p. 41 |
| Step 3 - Learn the Facts and the Options | p. 42 |
| Step 4 - Plan Ahead | p. 45 |
| Step 5 - Stay Calm and Focused - No Matter What They Throw at You | p. 45 |
| Step 6 - Reach Out For Help from the Community | p. 44 |
| Finding Help - The Payoff | p. 48 |
| Part II - Caring For the Caregiver's Body | |
| 4 - The Benefits of Exercise | p. 53 |
| How Exercise Helps Us | p. 54 |
| Getting Started | p. 55 |
| What Kind of Exercise Should You Do? | p. 58 |
| Exercise Classes | p. 59 |
| Tai Chi | p. 60 |
| Yoga | p. 61 |
| Water Exercises | p. 62 |
| Exercising With Your Loved One | p. 63 |
| Avoiding Physical Injury While Caregiving | p. 64 |
| Special Caregiver Needs: Strengthening the Back, Neck and Shoulder Muscles | p. 65 |
| The Caregiver Exercise Circuit | p. 66 |
| Back Strengthening Exercises | p. 66 |
| Neck and Shoulder Exercises | p. 67 |
| What Keeps You From Working Out | p. 68 |
| Physical Fitness - The Payoff | p. 68 |
| 5 - Eating Well | p. 71 |
| What is Nutrition? | p. 72 |
| What is a Healthy Diet? | p. 73 |
| A Word about Water | p. 74 |
| Fruits and Vegetables | p. 75 |
| Whole Grains | p. 76 |
| Dietary Oils | p. 77 |
| What's the Skinny on Diets? | p. 78 |
| What is the Truth About Vitamins? | p. 78 |
| What is a Healthy Diet for Seniors? | p. 80 |
| Update Your Food Pyramid | p. 80 |
| Nutrition and Weight - The Payoff | p. 81 |
| 6 - Brain Fitness and Sleep | p. 83 |
| How the Brain Ages | p. 85 |
| Is It Normal Aging or a Memory Loss Disorder? | p. 86 |
| Caregivers and the "Senior Moment Syndrome" | p. 87 |
| Does Brain Exercise Work? | p. 89 |
| Relax | p. 90 |
| Get Moving | p. 91 |
| Don't Retire From Life | p. 91 |
| Socialize | p. 92 |
| Brain Fitness - The Payoff | p. 92 |
| Sleep is Good - When You Can Get It | p. 94 |
| Insomnia | p. 96 |
| What Causes Insomnia? | p. 96 |
| Sleep and the Older Caregiver | p. 98 |
| Discovering the Problem | p. 100 |
| A Good Night's Sleep - The Payoff | p. 101 |
| Part III - Caring for the Caregiver's Mind | |
| 7 - Coping with Depression and Anxiety | p. 105 |
| Depression | p. 105 |
| Recognizing Depression | p. 110 |
| Treating Depression | p. 111 |
| Beyond-Depression: The Payoff | p. 114 |
| Anxiety | p. 115 |
| What is Anxiety? | p. 116 |
| The Symptoms of Anxiety | p. 117 |
| Treating Anxiety | p. 118 |
| Medication | p. 118 |
| Therapy | p. 119 |
| Lifestyle Changes | p. 119 |
| Stress Management Techniques | p. 120 |
| Managing Anxiety - The Payoff | p. 122 |
| 8 - Overcoming Denial and Guilt | p. 123 |
| Denial | p. 123 |
| Waking Up from Denial | p. 126 |
| Banishing Denial: The Payoff | p. 129 |
| Guilt | p. 129 |
| Conquering Guilt | p. 134 |
| Beyond Guilt - The Payoff | p. 135 |
| 9 - Managing Anger | p. 137 |
| Working Through the Anger | p. 140 |
| Managing Anger - The Payoff | p. 143 |
| Part IV - Caring for the Caregiver's Spirit | |
| 10 - Nourishing Your Family's Spirit - And Your Own | p. 147 |
| Intergenerational Programs: The Tools for Family Connection | p. 151 |
| Scrapbooking | p. 152 |
| Journaling | p. 157 |
| Stamping | p. 158 |
| Memory Television: A Video Starring You and Your Loved One | p. 160 |
| Step 1 - Scriptwriting | p. 162 |
| Step 2 - Set Design | p. 162 |
| Step 3 - Action! | p. 162 |
| Connecting as a Family - The Payoff | p. 163 |
| 11 - Caregiving as a Spiritual Practice | p. 165 |
| Finding Meaning in Your Life | p. 167 |
| Accepting the Pain | p. 168 |
| Living the Why of Caregiving | p. 173 |
| Finding Meaning in Caregiving - The Payoff | p. 181 |
| Afterword: Goodbye to Jean | p. 183 |
| Resources | p. 186 |
| Appendix: Special Caregiver Situations | p. 206 |
| About the Authors | p. 219 |
| Index | p. 221 |
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