Title:
The dementia diaries : a novel in cartoons / by Matthew Snyman and Social Innovation Lab Kent ; foreword by Angela Rippon.
ISBN:
9781785920325
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
Physical Description:
124 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
General Note:
Originally published in the United Kingdom by Silk Publishing in 2013.
Contents:
"I guess sometimes it's just easier to write it down": Meet Brie, Fred, Sarah and Sam. Brie -- Like the Cheese -- Fred -- Radio Controlled Submarine -- Sarah -- Local Celebrity -- Sam -- Aeroplane -- Activities -- "Nanny's Braincells": The first signs of dementia. Brie -- The driving license -- Fred- Hello Gramps -- Sarah -- The bad news -- Sam -- Nanny's braincells -- Activities -- "Puzzled": Ways of coping with dementia -- Fred -- Puzzled -- Sarah -- Missing person -- Sam -- Dance party -- Brie -- The meaning of random -- Activiites -- "Shirt, jumper, shirt, jumper, shirt, jumper, cardigan": Things change as dementia progresses. Fred -- Gramp's club -- Sarah -- Scarecrows -- Brie -- Wimbledon and the cat -- Fred -- Shirt, jumper, shirt jumper -- Sarah -- No bath for me -- Activities -- "Mr Table Dancer": Although it can be, dementia's not always a scary thing. Sarah -- Mr Table Dancer -- Sam -- Swearwords -- Brie -- Grannie -- Sarah -- Memories -- Sam -- Nanny news -- Activities -- "The Christmas Decision": Thinking about the future. Fred -- Lost Gramps -- Brie -- The Christmas Decision -- Sarah -- Not himself -- Brie -- The care home -- Sarah -- What I learnt from Grandpa -- Brie -- The garden -- Activities.
Summary:
Follow the stories of Brie, Fred, and other young caregivers as they try to understand and cope with their grandparents' dementia at all stages of the illness.
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OCLC Number:
ocn931006260
Availability:
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