Telling Tales About Dementia

Experiences of Caring

By: Brian Baylis (Contribution by), Lucy Whitman, Rosemary Clarke (Contribution by), Pat Brown (Contribution by), Marilyn Duncan (Contribution by)

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Paperback | 14 November 2009

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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 the tragedy of dementia, the gravity of loss, and instances of unsatisfactory diagnosis, treatment and care. But they contain hope and optimism too: clear indications that the quality of people's lives can be enhanced by sensitive support services, by improved understanding of the impact of dementia, by recognising the importance of valuing us all as human beings, and by embracing and sustaining the connections between us.

This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including relatives of people with dementia, social workers, medical practitioners and care staff.

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On reading a book like this one learns to brace oneself for raw accounts of the losses which go along with dementia, the hugely difficult and complex situations people have to deal with, and painful examples of lamentably poor care or even abuse. There is a great deal of honesty and directness here, and the very real pain, anger and guilt which those close to the person with dementia experience as a result comes through loud and clear. But there are also examples of highly sensitive and loving interventions, as well as precious and sustaining moments of shared joy, humour and gratitude. These remind us that dementia does not have to be all about deterioration and grief, and there are many opportunities to learn and grow.

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Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgements	p. 12
Introduction	p. 14
Living with Loss
A Big Enough Supply of Love	p. 26
We Don't Know What is Going Through her Mind	p. 35
The Departing Light	p. 40
Walking on Thin Ice	p. 45
The Most Difficult Decision of my Life	p. 52
We Learn to Enter her World	p. 58
Half a World Away	p. 65
Have You Seen my Pat?	p. 72
Feisty Love	p. 77
Glimpses of Glory on a Long, Grey Road	p. 80
Our Mum Had To Be the Man of the House	p. 88
On the Contrary	p. 93
Family Matters	p. 103
Back and Forth	p. 111
A Very Important Moustache	p. 117
Despatches from the Battlefield
This Has Gone Beyond my Mother	p. 124
Rage, Rage	p. 131
Forever in my Thoughts	p. 136
A Sister's Story	p. 139
Surely the World has Changed?	p. 145
Look Back in Anger	p. 152
Cracks in the System	p. 155
Strained to the Limit	p. 162
Break on Through to the Other Side	p. 169
Rocking the Boat	p. 171
The Significant Other	p. 176
An Instruction Manual for Keeping your Mind	p. 183
Keeping in Touch, Letting Go
When Words Fail	p. 188
The End of the Story	p. 192
State of Grace	p. 201
Glossary	p. 209
Recommended Reading	p. 212
Helpful Organisations	p. 214
The Contributors	p. 217
What is for Dementia?	p. 221
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