The perfect carer does not exist

Opis

It is primarily a guide which, thanks to real histories and detailed tasks, but also its structure allowing for a step-by-step approach, enables the reader to understand:

• The new circumstances – to learn how to navigate them,
• Their loved one’s reactions – to know how to help them,
• Their own feelings and reactions – to reinforce themselves.

This book aims to provide readers with knowledge, strength and encouragement.

• It shows a way into the world of the sick person and aids in navigating it;
• It conveys the necessary knowledge and presents a range of reliable approaches for the various stages of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in a straightforward manner. It provides hope and helps readers to make sense of the situation;
• It guides the reader step by step thanks to its form. Highlights, underlines and markers make it easier to understand otherwise hard-to-grasp content. You can read it in snippets — five pages here, five pages there — and always find useful information;
• It is intended for people who sometimes lose hope while caring for someone, who doubt whether they are doing the right thing, and who feel guilty and ashamed of the extreme emotions and thoughts they have, which they never imagined they would be capable of experiencing.

Whether or not you are directly caring for a sick person, I hope this book will provide both emotional and practical support, and help you maintain your mental wellbeing. Through trial and error, you will be able to identify the most effective methods for your individual situation. No matter what, hear this now: YOU ARE IMPORTANT TOO, AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS IMPORTANT! – The author

Prof. Tadeusz Parnowski, MD, PhD, psychiatrist, psychogeriatrician and long-time head of the Second Psychiatric Clinic at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, says:

The book covers virtually all issues that carers may encounter, including communication with patients, psychopathological symptoms, and behavioural disorders. The main message is that it is the intention and effort that count, not the result, and this should empower carers. I particularly like the constant reiteration that the patient is a living, feeling and thinking person with their own habits, preferences and desires. Tables providing information on how the brain functions and listing the parts of the brain responsible for various human behaviours help organise the text. This is NOT a typical guidebook. It is easy to read and is written in the author’s distinctive voice, conveying a great deal of emotion. Congratulations on a very good and useful book.