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True life examples provide hope, guidance, and inspiration in Adapting to Alzheimers - Support for When Your Parent Becomes Your Child. Empowering caregivers by providing must-have information, tools, and encouragement, it also gives ideas for adapting that can reduce stress and create joy. Sherry Lynn Harris details immediately useful advice as someone who has been there and knows from experience how to support a loved one through the diseases various stages. She poignantly describes how she cared for her mother for 18 years, discovering many innovative ideas, including ways to help caregivers cope emotionally. Ethical questions are explored, such as remuneration and resuscitation, as well as many suggestions on how to create fun playful moments. This guidebook can sustain the caregiver through many difficult issues including Recognizing warning signals Simplifying the environment to safely remain at home as long as possible Putting financial and legal affairs in order Evaluating when a move is necessary Taking the car keys away Using play and music to keep the brain active and Calming ideas to avoid aggression.