Appreciating Mom Through the Lens of Alzheimer's: A Care Giver's Story
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1495279227 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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It memorializes how Rhoda’s warm, friendly personality and love of life were not defeated by the disease, even when it rendered her incapable of processing anything but the simplest of thoughts. An upbeat story of tenderness and sadness told with much humor and heartfelt emotion, it chronicles the challenges and joys of Don, Susan and their three children as caregivers for his mother, Rhoda, after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It is the story, as it unfolded at that time, documenting actual conversations, anecdotes, and events o
He is co-author of three nonfiction books, including Captivating Classes with Constructivism, published by Rainmaker Education in 2013. He is also an adjunct professor in the education department of St. . Mesibov previously worked as a weekly newspaper reporter, editor, and middle school English teacher. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and is founder and director of the Institute for Learning Centered Education which has sponsored a week-long conference each summer since 1995 that models teaching strategies for
and of course while sad, this personal daily record from family and outside BONNIE STEENBURGH Mesibov's inspiring tribute book Appreciating Mom through the Lens of Alzheimer's is an exceptionally detailed candid account of a family who collectively made the decision to care for their mom and grandma at home, while she was suffering from this debilitating disease known as Alzheimer's. Uplifting, informative, humorous, and of course while sad, this personal daily record from family and outside caregiver observations and experien. Carol Amberg said Though its matter is sad, this moving tribute to the author’s mother reminds. Though its matter is sad, this moving tribute to the author’s mother reminds me of the tender and occasionally funny moments I had with my beloved father as he disappeared into the fog of Alzheimer’s. Mesibov’s book chronicles the daily lives of family and other caregivers during a sweet and gentle lady’s end-stage of Alzheimer’s disease. It is both instructive and a testament to the power of love over th. Appreciating Mom Through The Lens of Alzheimer’s” documents a family’s Laura Andryshak Appreciating Mom Through The Lens of Alzheimer’s” documents a family’ssuspended emotional, social and financial journey through the final labyrinths of aprogressively fatal disease. Above the daily interactions and decisions two spiritualclouds fill the sky: HOLD ON: “Eat this spoonful/Take this step” and LET GO:remember, learn and finally move on.
Mesibov previously worked as a weekly newspaper reporter, editor, and middle school English teacher. Since 1998 he has been writing a weekly on-line column on issues in education that reaches approximately three thousand professional educators, parents and others interested in the field of education. La