Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's
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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks's personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was stricken with Alzheimer's disease. Lela describes her initial denial, her discovery of coping skills, her eventual acceptance of his illness, and her ultimate recognition that the key to successful caregiving lies in never losing sight of the patient's humanness. The book outlines twenty coping and survival strategies to guide caregivers to untapped inner resources and shows caregiving's intangible rewards of increased self-respect and self-knowledge. Lela Knox Shanks (1927-2011) was an independent scholar and lecturer living in Lincoln, Nebraska. She and Hughes were married for fifty years and have four children. Hughes Hannibal Shanks worked for the federal government for thirty years and was the first African American hired by the Denver Social Security Administration office in the 1950s. This edition includes an epilogue by Lela. Steven H. Zarit is a professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University. He is also the coauthor of The Hidden Victims of Alzheimer's Disease: Families under Stress.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803293283
ISBN13:9780803293281
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:Bison
Length:191 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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Excellent info for caregivers and family members
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This book helps those of us new to dealing with a family member with Alzheimers's. It helps identify odd behaviors as expected and helps give caregiver tips for dealing with the affected family member.
I am one of Lela Shanks grandaughters.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I strongly encourage anyone facing any type of involvement with an Alzheimer's patient to read this book. Anyone who knows the author could tell you that she is the type of person who is honest and straightforward. This book is a mirror image of her personality. There are practical solutions to the day to day trials of dealing with an Alzheimer's patient as well as an overwhelming sense of love and acceptance for the entire situation. The book also deals with the importance of support for caregivers. The best thing you can do to support yourself or anyone involved with an Alzheimer's patient is to love them. The second best thing you can do is to educate everyone involved. Start with this book and it will open your eyes and your heart in ways you never thought possible.
Lela Shanks is a true inspiration!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
For any family going through this heart-wrenching disease with all of it's struggles, this book should be mandatory reading. I have found, as a daughter of an Alzheimer victim, that people are afraid to ask you about your loved one, because they don't know how to react. Lela Shanks is to be admired for her enlightenment of this disease. This book should be handed out to any family upon the diagnosis of Alzheimers.
Essential Caregiver Guide to Alzheimer's
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I received this book as a gift from a long-time friend about a year after my Father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This book made me laugh, cry and get angry, but most of all it became a companion during the long, hard care of my Father. Mrs. Shanks gives the patient and caregiver humanity. She includes tips for care and really lets the caregiver know what to expect in dealing with this terrible disease. Of all the books I have read dealing with Alzheimer's this is clearly the best!
Best book I've found for my caregiver father
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Lela Shank's account of her coping with her husband's Alzheimer's disease is an intensively personal, yet practical guide for caregivers. I have been screening these books for my father, who is my mother's caregiver, and feel that this is the most useful guide, along with "The 36-hour Day."
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