Elder Rage or, Take My Father... Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents
Elder Rage is a Book-of-the-Month Club selection (a caregiving book first) receiving 100+ 5-Star B&N reviews, is required reading at numerous universities and considered for a film. 50+ endorsements include: Hugh Downs, Regis Philbin, Ed Asner, Jacqueline Bisset, John Bradshaw, Phyllis Diller, Duke University Center for Aging, Ken Dychtwald, Dr. Dean Edell, Leeza Gibbons, Dr. John Gray, Mark Victor Hansen, Julie Harris, Johns Hopkins Memory Clinic, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Dr. Nancy Snyderman,...
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Including an addendum by Dr. Rodman Shankle, founder of the UC Irvine Alzheimer's Center, A Physician's Guide To Treating Aggression In Dementia With the Proper Medications. Internet Book Watch In Elder Rage: How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents, Jacqueline Marcell shares the story of her shocking discovery of how the lives of her elderly parents had deteriorated with the onset of her father's dementia and inability to continue to care for her ailing mother. Elder Rage is more than a personal memoir and eventual success story, it is also a revelation into one of today's rapidly burgeoning problems of elder care and what resources are available for caregivers in dealing with problems of their parent's senility, character disorders, and age-based health issues. Of special value is the addendum "A Physician's Guide To Treating Aggression In Dementia With The Proper Medications" by former Medical Director of the UC Irvine Alzheimer's Clinic, Rodman Shankle, M.D. Elder Rage is very highly recommended reading for anyone concerned about dealing with an aging parent's needs when impacted by dementia or Alzheimers.
1.If it Isn't Ten Things--It's Twenty1I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain Drops Fallin' on My HeadCries and Careless WhispersReality Bites the Hell Outta YaJust a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T When I Come HomeLe Miserable2.Hyde Strung in Plain Sight17What's It All About, JackieLosing My ReligionAs the Wounded TurnOne Life to Live-or-Two Minds to Lose3.My Little Gang of Rascals33Phantom Menace of the Old Folk's FarmDo Not Back Up: Severe Life DamageAnd Then Came MomPenny Wise and Pounds of Foolish FiddlersGrouch-Ohhh!Demented Times Require Desperate Measures4.Honey, I Blew up the House47Shock It to MeFred and Wilma Moved to Green AcresThe Man From U.N.BelievableLook Who's Talking NowMiss Judge What Your County Can Do For You5.Jacqueline, You Ignorant Slut67Good Morning, VietnamAnd Then Along Came Something About Mary JoI'm Steppin' Into the Third DementiaI Remember Mama Said There'd Be Months Like This6.In a Oh-My-Goddadivida, Honey87I'm Dreamin' of a Wishful ChristmasMore Nonsense and ResponsibilitiesIf This Table Could Talk7.Nurture and Nature Messed Him Up103The Way They WereGrumpy Old Men Was a DocumentaryIt Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda Been a Wonderful LifeMerrily, Merrily, Life Is But a Scream8.Mending Shattered Fences117Too Good to Be True Lies-or-Dared ConsequencesI'm Mad as Hell and I'm NotThat's Me in the Spotlight9.Fugitives From Injustice137He Ought to Be in Pictures Worth a Thousand WordsStar Searching For Sanity-or-All My CaregiversThe Price of the PrejudiceThe Old and the RestlessMidsummer's Nightmare at the Alamo10.Enter Terri159May the Driving Force Be With YouLong Day's Journey Into NightmaresClear and Present Danger: The HospitalJoined at the Hip11.Amazing Ariana177Oh What a Mangled Web We WeaveThe Hardest Working Maniac in Show BusinessPros and Cons12.Once an Adult, Twice a Child185Old Age Is Not For Cry BabiesStill Crazy After All These YearsLiar Liar, Pants on FireUnsolved Maniac MysteriesGentle, Dependable, Overnight DisbeliefEven Ripley Won't Believe It13.Friends and Family Matters Most201Desperately Seeking SanityThe Three Faces of JacquelineThe Outer Limits of Suspected BeliefI'm All Outta Whole Lotta LoveI'd Rather Donate a Kidney... To Oprah14.Gullible's Travels-or-Small Balls of Fire217Bound and Gagged By HonorTwo, Two, Two Minds in OneAbbott and Costello Meet Jekyll & HydeIn the Heat of the Day For NightRelative Relativity-or-Tommy Can You Hear Me?The Greatest Story I Ever TOLD YOU SO15.Achy Breaky Heart of Hearts233Unwanted: Dead or AliveBound on BroadwayWhat a Long Strange Trip It's BeenHyde Risk BehaviorBorn to Be Just a Wild and Crazy Guy16.To Be Demented or Deceptive? That Was the Question251How to Earn a Ph.D. at HomeAhhh, Hindsight--It's Always 20/20, BarbaraAppendixBehavior Modification Guidelines272When a Difficult Elder Displays Good Behavior273Verbal PraiseLoving Physical AffectionEdible TreatsSpecial ActivitySpecial AttentionGold Stars ChartWhen a Difficult Elder Displays Negative Behavior275Verbal CommandsTime-OutsThree StrikesShameRemove Specific Privileges/ChartsCall the PoliceHow Do I Handle My Elderly Loved One Who2781.Wants all my time and attention?2782.Makes constant unreasonable demands?2793.Is inflexible, critical and negative?2794.Complains about real or imagined physical symptoms?2805.Exhibits bizarre behavior and uses inappropriate/foul language?2816.Has become suspicious and paranoid?2827.Is experiencing increasing levels of memory loss?2828.Makes up silly lies, exaggerates and cries wolf?2829.Prefers to stay in bed or do nothing--"waiting to die"?28310.Refuses to allow a cleaning person into their home?28411.Gets furious if something doesn't happen at a specific time?28412.Gets mad when told "no" they can't do something?28413.Wants to eat constantly or only wants to eat the same thing?28514.Refuses to take showers and change their underclothes?28515.Is a danger on the road but refuses to give up driving?28616.Needs but refuses to allow any caregiving help in the home?28617.Can no longer take proper care of their bills and finances?28918.Refuses to see any other doctor but is not getting adequate care?29019.Needs to see a psychiatrist but absolutely refuses to go?29120.Acts completely normal and charming in front of others?29221.Fakes illness at the Day Care to avoid staying?29222.Is driving me crazy as I try to deal with all their problems?29223.Has pushed me to feelings of resentment and guilt?29424.Cannot be reasoned with when they go into an illogical rage?29525.Is completely unmanageable and needs to be placed in a home?296Long-Term Care Insurance297Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease298How is Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosed?299Three Stages of Alzheimer's Disease300Startling Statistics302Other Diseases That Act Like Alzheimer's304Epilog305A Physician's Guide to Treating Aggression in Dementia306Types of Aggressive Behavior308The Nine Major Causes of Aggressive Behavior309The Potential for Violent Aggressive Behavior311Medications That Can Increase or Decrease Aggression311Diagnosis of the Cause of Aggression313Aggression Evaluation Steps to Determine the Best Treatment314Screening316Prevention318Neuroanatomy of Aggression319Neurophysiology of Aggression319Treatment of Aggression320Behavioral Treatment of Aggression320Medications to Treat Aggression321Anti-Aggression Medications Grouped by Their Site of Action324Conclusion327Hope For the Future329New Medication: Neotrophin329Omentum Transposition Surgery: Dr. Harry Goldsmith330The Search for a Cure: Dr. Rudolph Tanzi331Valuable Resources332Recommended Reading342Contact the Author346
\ Library JournalHere, Marcell shares incredibly useful information interspersed with many moments of humor. Her resource is down-to-earth and hopeful, with insight into the panoply of challenges involved with elder care: medical, social, financial, and emotional. In the "How Do I Handle My Elder Loved One Who…" section, the author dispenses wisdom on about two dozen potential situations one may encounter when caring for an elderly parent. Essential for those with aging parents.\ \ \ \ \ From The CriticsIn Elder Rage: How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents, Jacqueline Marcell shares the story of her shocking discovery of how the lives of her elderly parents had deteriorated with the onset of her father's dementia and inability to continue to care for her ailing mother. Elder Rage is more than a personal memoir and eventual success story, it is also a revelation into one of today's rapidly burgeoning problems of elder care and what resources are available for caregivers in dealing with problems of their parent's senility, character disorders, and age-based health issues. Of special value is the addendum "A Physician's Guide To Treating Aggression In Dementia With The Proper Medications" by former Medical Director of the UC Irvine Alzheimer's Clinic, Rodman Shankle, M.D. Elder Rage is very highly recommended reading for anyone concerned about dealing with an aging parent's needs when impacted by dementia or Alzheimers.\ \ \ Regis Philbin"I thought I knew Jacqueline until I read her book. Wow, what a story!"\ \ \ \ \ Hugh Downs"Jacqueline's story and style of writing will surely grab a large readership."\ \ \ \ \ Larry Shapiro"I wish I'd known about this book when I needed it, both for its wise advice and brave good humor."\ \ \ \ \ Susan Crowley"It's like fiction or a made-for-TV movie, filled with despair and deception, then resolution and redemption--leavened by doses of humor."\ \ \ \ \ Bob DeBuhr"Rarely does a book merit the interest of everyone age fifty-something and their children. I couldn't lay it down and neither will you. True to the adage that laughter does a body good, Marcell softens sorrow with humor that will keep you chuckling into the night. Woven into this heart-warming account are tips that alone are well-worth the price."\ \
