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"Approximately six million people have some form of dementia in North America, and they each have an average of five care partners. This number is growing each year and will continue to grow until a cure is found. There are books that are very clinical and books that are fictional, but 'Dementia in the Family' provides clinical information in lay terms within a true story of how dementia affects not just the person with the disease, but everyone around...
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The author uses her real-life experiences to guide readers through the sensitive topic of eldercare for those with a cognitive illness--from deciding when to step in and help, how to care for a parent's emotional well-being, how to make health-care decisions, and how to help manage a parent's finances. The book also features Howe's "mom book" technique: recording every health-care and parent-related update so that all caregivers are on the same page....