Abc's Of Activities For Alzheimers [Paperback]

....Most directly, one of our CLLs is an expert on activities for Alzheimer's patients. She is Amira Choukair Tame, and is the author of Healing the Wounds of Alzheimer's. She has a new book and excellent instructional CD, The ABC's of Activities for Alzheimer's. Amira was one of the outstanding presenters at this year's Advanced CLL Workshop. Amira's books and CD are 'must-have' resources for everyone who cares about a person with Alzheimer's. Her methods can be understood and used effectively by almost anybody at any level, professionals, volunteers, friends, and family members, too. Amira, your work really touches people and moves them. You inspire others to action.

Steve Wilson, Founder, President and Cheerman of The Bored(tm) World Laughter Tour, Inc.
www.WorldLaughterTour.com

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

- Abraham Lincoln -

This book is an up-to-date guide to help anyone desiring to enhance the life of a person or persons affected with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. It provides self-help strategies for caregivers; techniques to improve relationships, tools to improve communication skills, methods to encourage pride in accomplishment and many ways to perk-up their lives. It describes in detail numerous activities designed to encourage Alzheimer victims to take part in activities. And it tells of several seemingly hopeless cases where, ultimately, an unhappy, angry and frustrated person transformed into a joy-filled, enthusiastic participant.

No one said it would be easy

One of the biggest challenges providing care for a person with Alzheimer's is witnessing the mental decline and changes in personality and behavior. As the person with Alzheimer's declines mentally, looses function and awareness are often disturbing and difficult to handle. Each person being cared for is a unique human being with widely varying abilitieslCÇ