Author(s)

; ;

Publisher

Publication Year

ISBN: 9781773634845-02

Categories: , , , , ,

 
View more details about this title
on the publisher's website:

Noticing

From: Losing me, While Losing You

$5.40

In this chapter, caregivers share stories about noticing – or refusing to notice – the onset of a loved one’s dementia. Since stigma surrounds Alzheimer’s disease and dementia more broadly, some people are reluctant to be tested.

Preview

Contributors

Jeanette A. Auger

Jeanette A. Auger is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University.

Diane Tedford-Litle

Diane Tedford-Litle is a women’s activist and ex-palliative care volunteer with the Victorian Order of Nurses in Nova Scotia. She has volunteered with a number of organizations including the Seniors Network, the Hospice Consultation Committee and the Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia.

Brenda Wallace-Allen

Brenda Wallace-Allen is an instructor at Nova Scotia Community College.