Bøger af Jessica Dumas

Did you know that there are 5 million people in the US living with Alzheimer's and by 2050, there are projected to be 14 million? Spreading awareness of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia is desperately needed. There are many more people with these diseases than other diseases that get much more money approved for research from the government or from donations.This book was written to bring better awareness that people with dementia matter. Plus, the self-sacrificing hardworking caregivers who take care of spouses also matter.Having a spouse that you have loved for years begin to change because of dementia can be distressing. This book will help you by informing you of 50 or more things that will help reduce many of those scary and stressful feelings, as well as help you be more calm in situations you may be facing such as anger, delusions or misbeliefs, depression, unusual behavior, and more.Some of the 50 or more things will be lessons learned from the author while she was caring for her husband and the rest will be from different resources. The author, Jessica Dumas, does not claim to be in the medical field but rather has an abundance of knowledge due to the experience of caring for her husband who had vascular dementia for almost five years.Ask yourself if any of the following is a concern to you: Do you suspect that your spouse has some type of dementia?Has your spouse been diagnosed with a type of dementia?Are you apprehensive about what to do to be prepared for the future of caring for your spouse with dementia?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you...50 Things to Know to Take Care of a Spouse with Dementia by author Jessica Dumas offers a more personal approach as well as being detailed and more understandable than many books. Much of the information in books or online is in clinical or medical terms. Although there's nothing wrong with that approach, it can be hard to understand. Instead of getting lost in the large amount of information on the internet, you can use this book as a research tool and a workbook. Jessica has written this book to help you not have to go through some of the awful experiences that she did that could have been avoided if she would have had a book like this. The main objective of this book is to help you take care of your spouse as best you can. Jessica realizes what an exhausting, complicated, and tedious job you have and has given you 23 extra things or tips to help you with caring for your spouse.In these pages, if your spouse has not found out that he/she has dementia, you will discover what the early symptoms are, why it is important to see a doctor early, doctor visit preparation, what tests will be done, and more. If you know your spouse has dementia and has been diagnosed with a certain type, this book will help with how to deal with denial, pulling together a Care Team with ways to get people to volunteer to help, hiring other caregivers, documents needed for a Care Plan to plan for the future, ways of handling situations like delusions, the different stages and their symptoms, links to several types of checklists and forms, plenty of resources, and much more.By the time you finish this book, you will know at least 50 things to be able to give your spouse with dementia the care that is needed and that he/she rightly deserves.... So, grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did!

This book tells what people believe about the monarch, why people love it, why it is important to science, the history of the monarch, the meaning of its name, and what the purpose of the monarch's life is. - It gives a full description of what the monarch looks like, the metamorphosis, and a description of its four stages of its life.- It describes the monarch's habitat, diseases, common predators, and what they do to avoid them.- It gives a description of the famous migration of the monarchs to Mexico and California every year.- It tells of the habits of the monarch including what they eat, the importance of milkweed plants, their mating habits, and other interesting facts.- It will list the reasons why the monarch is disappearing and how several organizations are working hard to save them.- There is a list of things to do to help save the caterpillars so they have the chance to become beautiful monarchs.- This book explains how we can keep the monarch from becoming classified as an endangered species. - The book has a list in the last chapter of places you can go to see exhibits and the live monarch along with other butterflies. About the Expert: Raised in the countryside of lovely central Minnesota, Jessica Dumas had plenty of butterflies around and was amazed by them. When she grew up, she married and moved to the city, had three children and a career. Her love for butterflies dwindled. Several years later her mom died from breast cancer. She left her several butterfly-related personal items. Jessica's love for butterflies was rekindled and in remembrance of her, she became an advocate and lover of butterflies with the desire to write about them. She has written poems about butterflies but this is her first butterfly book. Jessica hopes you enjoy it! HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.