
Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade
The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer's Journey
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade
The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer's Journey
About this book
Across America and around the world, the five love languages have revitalized relationships and saved marriages from the brink of disaster. Can they also help individuals, couples, and families cope with the devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)?
Coauthors Chapman, Shaw, and Barr give a resounding yes. Their innovative application of the five love languages creates an entirely new way to touch the lives of the five million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, as well as their fifteen million caregivers. At its heart, this book is about how love gently lifts a corner of dementia’s dark curtain to cultivate an emotional connection amid memory loss.
This collaborative, groundbreaking work between a healthcare professional, caregiver, and relationship expert will: Provide an overview of the love languages and Alzheimer’s disease, correlate the love languages with the developments of the stages of AD, discuss how both the caregiver and care receiver can apply the love languages, address the challenges and stresses of the caregiver journey, offer personal stories and case studies about maintaining emotional intimacy amidst AD. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade is heartfelt and easy to apply, providing gentle, focused help for those feeling overwhelmed by the relational toll of Alzheimer’s. Its principles have already helped hundreds of families, and it can help yours, too.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- A Word from Gary
- CHAPTER 1: Ed and Rebecca: A Love Story
- CHAPTER 2: Love: It’s All in Your Head
- CHAPTER 3: Alzheimer’s Disease Puts Love to the Test
- CHAPTER 4: Every Day Is the Best Day
- CHAPTER 5: Facilitating Love
- CHAPTER 6: Stories of Hesed
- CHAPTER 7: Voices of Experience
- CHAPTER 8: The Journey No One Wants to Take
- Appendix A: 40 Ways to Say “I Love You” in Middle- and Late-Stage Dementia
- Appendix B: For Those Who Want to Know More
- Appendix C: Suggested Resources
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- More Relationship Help from Gary Chapman