Telling Tales About Dementia

Experiences of Caring
In this book, thirty carers from different backgrounds and circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including social workers, practitioners and care staff.

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.

Contributor: Pat Hill (Contributions by), Helen Robinson (Contributions by), Barbara Pointon (Contributions by), Ian McQueen (Contributions by), Tim Dartington (Contributions by), Gail Chester (Contributions by), Diana Lewin (Contributions by), Rosemary Clarke (Contributions by), Marilyn Duncan (Contributions by), Louisa Houchen (Contributions by), Roger Newman (Contributions by), U Hla Htay (Contributions by), Lucy Whitman (Edited by), Steve Jeffery (Contributions by), Rachael Dixey (Contributions by), Geraldine McCarthy (Contributions by), Maria Jastrzebska (Contributions by), Sania Malik (Contributions by), Jenny Davies (Contributions by), Peggy Fray (Contributions by), Jim Swift (Contributions by), Daphne Zackon (Contributions by), Maria Smith (Contributions by), Anna Young (Contributions by), Jenny Thomas (Contributions by), Pat Brown (Contributions by), Brian Baylis (Contributions by), Andra Houchen (Contributions by), June Smith (Contributions by), Shirley Nurock (Contributions by)

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