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Dementia Diary, A Caregiver's Journal    by Robert Tell
Price: $3.99 USD. 38820 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2010. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.

(3.00 from 1 review)
This full length memoir tells what it like to be the only son of a widowed Mom rapidly sinking into the fog of dementia, and who lives alone a plane trip away? Robert Tell tells this tale with compassion and humor. If you have watched helplessly as your parent, spouse or friend's identity vanished into the sinkhole of Alzheimer's Disease (or another dementia), "Dementia Diary" was written for you.
Alzheimer's: Will I Be Next?    by Jack Turley
Price: $4.95 USD. 70830 words. Language: English. Published by The Fiction Works  on May 4, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

"All Alzheimer's families: a must read. This book provides insight into the ways in which families can deal with this extremely difficult disease. A tender and revealing account of how a son can grapple with the challenges of a mother with Alzheimers, not all happy times but then life is not that way. A must read! — Sammy Clinton, Amazon Reviews
The Enduring Human Spirit: Thought-Provoking Stories on Caring for Our Elders    by Charles Tindell
Price: $12.80 USD. 73930 words. Language: English. Published by Idyll Arbor  on October 18, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

Charles Tindell writes about the lives of real people. He then asks us to ponder thought-provoking questions about the meaning of these lives (and the meaning of our own lives as we grow older). We have many questions to answer: How do we deal with our parents’ aging and our own aging? What keeps a person’s spirit alive and growing?
Marilyn & Me: A Timeless Love Story    by Jack Underhill
Price: $2.99 USD. 117390 words. Language: English. Published on October 17, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

A joyous, loving memoir of two people discovering one another after fifty years apart.
10 Common Causes of Nutritional Deficit in Senior Adults    by Tonia  Boterf
Price: $6.95 USD. 11990 words. Language: English. Published on May 31, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

At every age the human body requires different nutrients. 68% of all seniors need to improve their nutritional diets. This guide discusses what extra vitamins might be needed as an adult;
Before Your Parents Move In    by Carmen Blair
Price: Free! 3790 words. Language: English. Published on November 27, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Elder care.

A practical guide to caregiving.
Castor Bean Seeds    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 560 words. Language: English. Published on August 27, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Family activities.

(3.00 from 1 review)
A young bride in 1963, my friendly new neighbors showered me with Castor Bean seeds. Nobody knew then that the seeds contained Ricin. They were just tall exotic plants, free for the sharing. Later I learned how toxic the seeds are and wondered how many had been carried downstream to Florida by the Alapaha River. But that was a different time--that was before the grasshopper became a burden.
Frances    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 990 words. Language: English. Published on August 30, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

I first met this Frances at a nursing home where my daddy lived for awhile before he died. She walked up to me in the hall and asked should she give them milk with their food. Next time she asked me to bring her a trouble-free "itty-bitty baby." And then I found out that this Frances was a serial kidnapper of other patients' baby dolls. She reminded me of that other Frances, my deceased mother.
40 Life Enhancing Tips for your Aging Parents    by Tonia  Boterf
Price: $6.99 USD. 4310 words. Language: English. Published on January 31, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

40 tips with resources and information to assist you in caring for aging parents and senior adults in these areas: Caregiving, Finances, Assessments, Legal Matters, Residential Options, Medical Issues, Services, Family Dynamics
Caring for Aging Parents    by Tonia  Boterf
Price: $6.95 USD. 6180 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Aging.

Caring for aging parents can be challenging. With the right tools and information for both adult child and their parents, the caring process can be easier, less stressful, less time consuming and more joyful. The desire is for parents to continue to live as independently as possible in their own home and to help them with the challenges that aging causes.