I'm Still Here: A Breakthrough Approach to Understand Someone Living with Alzheimer's by John Zeisel focuses on connecting with individuals that have Alzheimer's and learning to look at different aspects of their abilities that don't diminish over time. For example, listening to music or viewing art allows individuals to use parts of their brain that still function well. Zeisel also reveals that certain symptoms expressed by the individual with Alzheimer's are not symptoms of the disease but rather a person's reaction to what he calls the "four A's." Agitation, anxiety, aggression and apathy. He shows how caregiver's can have a vibrant and meaningful relationship with individuals that have the disease to have a better quality of life.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here: A Breakthrough Approach to Understand Someone Living with Alzheimer's by John Zeisel focuses on connecting with individuals that have Alzheimer's and learning to look at different aspects of their abilities that don't diminish over time. For example, listening to music or viewing art allows individuals to use parts of their brain that still function well. Zeisel also reveals that certain symptoms expressed by the individual with Alzheimer's are not symptoms of the disease but rather a person's reaction to what he calls the "four A's." Agitation, anxiety, aggression and apathy. He shows how caregiver's can have a vibrant and meaningful relationship with individuals that have the disease to have a better quality of life.
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