Synopsis
If your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s, be prepared for anything. Pam Ostrowski’s guidebook, It’s Not That Simple, walks you through what can happen and prepares you for the challenges you may face.
Seemingly small tasks, such as who’s going to attend doctor's appointments or who will bathe them, become overwhelming without proper planning and support. This approximately 3-hour read provides practical tips, coping tools for caring for those with Alzheimer’s, and conversation starters for those difficult talks you may have with your loved one and family members.
This knowledge allows you to anticipate and prepare for the future and reduces frustration, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Being a caregiver can be a transformational experience. This book provides a way to look at this journey a bit differently, not as a list of challenges, but as a way to expand your heart and transform the way you treat others. It provides examples on how to embrace the best mindset for dealing with this long-term disease.
Your support role and responsibilities over these years are critical to all concerned. This book will help you make the best legal, logistical, medical, and emotional decisions. Learn how to communicate with Alzheimer’s sufferers, handle disagreements so they result in positive outcomes, and understand the stages and behaviors of Alzheimer’s disease.
The more knowledge you have, the easier it will be to care for your loved one and offer support to everyone involved.Join Pam as she walks through her personal journey with her mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s, sharing the lessons she learned that expanded her heart and allowed her to embrace the value of compassion, empathy, and dignity over her 14-year experience.
About the Author
There are several books on Alzheimer's written by doctors, nurses, and even caregivers. However, there are very few books written by a family member who has lived through years of Alzheimer's decisions, emotions, frustrations, and sadness and wants to share their story.
Pam Ostrowski started her journey with her parents in 2001, with little knowledge of the impact Alzheimer's would have on their lives over the next 14 years.
Using her decades' long background in scientific and technical communications, Ms. Ostrowski was able to find creative ways to communicate with her mother once Alzheimer's took her speech and instruction processing away in 2008. It also meant that Ms. Ostrowski was immersed into the world of doctors' appointments, assisted and memory care living, and acting as her mother's shield and sword, representing her wishes and being her voice along with her father until his passing in 2011.
Ms. Ostrowski uses her 30+ years of writing experience to capture the day-to-day life of a person with Alzheimer's and provides guidance based on her real life experiences in a gentle, relatable way that ensures others will benefit from her knowledge.
It is her intent that in writing this book, she helps countless others navigate the rough seas of the Alzheimer's journey a bit more easily.
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