What You Really Want to Know about Life with Dementia: Real Stories and Expert

Foreword. Preface. Admiral Nursing. Chapter 1 - Consultation is key. Chapter 2 - 'Discovering my mother through Alzheimer's' - Life Story. Chapter 3 - 'I kept telling myself that he was still grieving for Mum' - Diagnosing dementia in later life. Chapter 4 - 'Getting a diagnosis is not easy'- Diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. Chapter 5 - 'Maintaining independence and autonomy' - Balancing the risks. Chapter 6 - 'Planning ahead is so overwhelming' - Advance care planning. Chapter 7 - 'Once he got a diagnosis the girls had to believe' - Distance and denial of dementia. Chapter 8 - 'I feel as though I am going mad' - Overwhelming grief. Chapter 9 - 'How does physical ill health affect people with dementia?' - Understanding delirium. Chapter 10 - 'I thought dementia was just about memory loss?' - Hallucinations. Chapter 11 - 'He's run away with another woman' - False beliefs and delusions. Chapter 12 - 'He'd sit in that blessed chair all day, he would' - Apathy in Dementia. Chapter 13 - 'Where is your father?' - Bereavement and dementia. Chapter 14 - 'Time to go home now' - A story of sundowning. Chapter 15 - 'Why is it so difficult to get NHS continuing healthcare funding?' Chapter 16 - 'I just felt as though I had failed her when she needed me most' - Transition into a care home. Chapter 17 - 'Dementia patients don't feel pain' - Palliative care and dementia.