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Available
Call number
Publication
Crossway (2017), 208 pages
Description
A biblical foundation fuels a Christian response that both honors the patient and glorifies God. Drawing on years of professional experience working with Alzheimer's patients, Dunlop shows how caregiving should be based on the fact that all people are made in the image of God. He describes the experience of dementia, and answers common questions about the condition.
Awards
Christian Book Award (Winner — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
208 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
1433552094 / 9781433552090
User reviews
LibraryThing member texicanwife
As a Care Manager (nurse/social worker), I see dementia in the elderly every single day, from one degree to another. It is a heart breaking, heart wrenching disease. It steals the mind, and eventually, the body, of those we want to care for the most. It is hardest on those who must care for these
Imagine walking up to your mother, or your father, and having them look you in the eye and saying "Who are you?" It happens all the time. It begins with little things: misplacing the car keys, forgetting where you laid something down, to losing your way when driving to a familiar place, to forgetting your very own identity. It comes like a thief in the night. And it steals your mind. Slowly your body begins to deteriorate as well. Until eventually, the you, well the you that once was, is gone completely.
Dunlop tells the story of how to face this horrible disease process with grace. Using Biblical principles, he tells us how to face each day with someone we love who has been diagnosed. The hardest part of having a family member with dementia is in finding the light heartedness needed to survive with grace. Faith is the key. And Dunlop reminds us of how we can keep our faith in God, and allow Him to take control during these dark times.
A well written book, I was in tears one minute and smiling the next, as I was taken on a roller coaster ride through my own memories of caring for people with dementia.
A book that is a must read for anyone with a family member, friend, colleague, or client who is suffering from dementia.
I give this book five stars,
and a big thumbs up!
You can find this book on Amazon.com Paperback is $12.41, ebook is $11.79, and audio CD is $19.98.
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individuals. Their family. Imagine walking up to your mother, or your father, and having them look you in the eye and saying "Who are you?" It happens all the time. It begins with little things: misplacing the car keys, forgetting where you laid something down, to losing your way when driving to a familiar place, to forgetting your very own identity. It comes like a thief in the night. And it steals your mind. Slowly your body begins to deteriorate as well. Until eventually, the you, well the you that once was, is gone completely.
Dunlop tells the story of how to face this horrible disease process with grace. Using Biblical principles, he tells us how to face each day with someone we love who has been diagnosed. The hardest part of having a family member with dementia is in finding the light heartedness needed to survive with grace. Faith is the key. And Dunlop reminds us of how we can keep our faith in God, and allow Him to take control during these dark times.
A well written book, I was in tears one minute and smiling the next, as I was taken on a roller coaster ride through my own memories of caring for people with dementia.
A book that is a must read for anyone with a family member, friend, colleague, or client who is suffering from dementia.
I give this book five stars,
and a big thumbs up!
You can find this book on Amazon.com Paperback is $12.41, ebook is $11.79, and audio CD is $19.98.
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