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Telling Tales About Dementia

Telling Tales About Dementia

Experiences of Caring

Edited by Lucy Whitman
Foreword by Joanna Trollope

Paperback: £14.99 / $24.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-941-9, BIC 2: JKSM MBP VF

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How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?

In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to believe that Alzheimer's has happened to us,' writes one contributor, 'as if we were sent the wrong script.' The stories told here vividly reflect the tragedy of dementia, the gravity of loss, and instances of unsatisfactory diagnosis, treatment and care. But they contain hope and optimism too: clear indications that the quality of people's lives can be enhanced by sensitive support services, by improved understanding of the impact of dementia, by recognising the importance of valuing us all as human beings, and by embracing and sustaining the connections between us. 

This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional context, including relatives of people with dementia, social workers, medical practitioners and care staff.

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JKP author Lucy Whitman speaks at the ‘Unfettering the Imagination’ Dementia Conference

13 September 2010

Lucy Whitman – editor of the JKP book, Telling Tales About Dementia: Experiences of Caring – spoke at the third annual ‘Unfettering the Imagination’ dementia conference in London on 9th September, which aimed to examine some of the contextual issues surrounding psychosocial practice in dementia care, and to showcase examples of best practice, projects and...