Caregivers

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A New Normal

A New Normal

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser follows a Nova Scotia family’s experience with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, beginning with the father’s diagnosis in 1980. 11 $1.10 Add
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Afterword

Afterword

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this afterword, Fraser recounts a nurse’s personal experience caring for her husband, Bim, following his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis in September 2019. 13 $1.30 Add
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Background:

Background:

Life Before Dementia

From: Pilgrim Souls

An Introduction to the first part of the book, talks about what it means to care for someone with Dementia 7 $0.70 Add
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Beat the Clock

Beat the Clock

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how time pressure shapes the daily lives of family caregivers. 10 $1.00 Add
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Before We Met

Before We Met

From: Pilgrim Souls

Outlines their lives before they were married 16 $1.60 Add
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Discovering Dementia

Discovering Dementia

From: Pilgrim Souls

In depth look at their discovery that Pat had dementia, the long process it took to be diagnosed, statistics about Alzheimer’s, defines dementia, the theft of memory, stages of dementia. 35 $3.50 Add
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Envoi

Envoi

From: Pilgrim Souls

final thoughts about the power of love 7 $0.70 Add
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Families

Families

From: Pilgrim Souls

outlines our family backgrounds 16 $1.60 Add
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Foreground:

Foreground:

The Long Goodbye

From: Pilgrim Souls

An Introduction to the second part of the book, briefly discusses Mary Geist and Heather Menzies as caregivers. The importance of love in caregiving 8 $0.80 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: The Accidental Caregiver

The foreword to The Accidental Caregiver, written by Dr. T. Jock Murray of Dalhousie University, examines the unprepared nature of family caregiving and the isolation it produces. 4 $0.40 Add
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Home Care and Other Services

Home Care and Other Services

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines the Canadian home care system through the lived experiences of family caregivers. 36 $3.60 Add
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Information Needs

Information Needs

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines the information gap that family caregivers face when navigating a fragmented and siloed health care system. 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Pilgrim Souls

Outlines the purpose of the book, why he wrote it, important information about cargiving, the progress of Pat’s diagnosis, and talks about the hope of the book to inspire, help and give … 12 $1.20 Add
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Introduction: How It Began

Introduction: How It Began

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this foreword, Fraser examines the growing North American caregiving crisis, where approximately eight million Canadians and sixty-five million Americans provide unpaid care to a loved one. 6 $0.60 Add
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Managing Dementia:

Managing Dementia:

Never a Dull Moment

From: Pilgrim Souls

Looks at the challenges of being a caregiver to someone with dementia, resources that helped him, dealing with hard truths in that those diagnosed will never get better, gives plans strategies … 48 $4.80 Add
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Mapping Your Way

Mapping Your Way

From: The Accidental Caregiver

In this chapter, Fraser examines how family caregivers navigate an unprepared, gradual journey. 10 $1.00 Add