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Five Star Express Press Copper Program book ElderCareRead Life Scenes I
The ElderCareRead Life Scenes 1 book is 12 pages of colourful photos, large-font text and discussion questions to read with a person with moderate to advanced Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Gets people with moderate to advanced Alzheimer’s disease or dementia reading, talking and thinking.
- Is proven to spark conversation.
- Creates a feeling of success at the completion of one page or many.
- Provides independence: Can be actively read with a person with dementia or left around for people to pick up and read on their own.
- Like most people who are out there trying to sell their books, I have up days and down days. My up days result not so much from actual sales, but from hearing about people's experiences with the book.
- Provides independence: Can be actively read with a person with dementia or left around for people to pick up and read on their own.
- Purchase for $16.99 US/CDN at www.eldercareread.com
"When I was at the Changing Melodies conference in Toronto in November 2008, I was fortunate enough to be able to put my ElderCareRead Life Scenes 1 book out on a table to sell. At one point I left the table to grab a coffee, and when I returned, a lady and her daughter immediately came over to me to purchase a book. They said that they had come past the table a short while ago, with their father/grandfather in tow. This gentleman had advanced Alzheimer's disease -- and it speaks to the spirit and uniqueness of the conference that he was in attendance and getting something out of it (note to Alzheimer's Association!).
When he saw my book, he picked it up and, flipping through the pages, stopped at the photo of the couple dancing. After gazing at it for a short time, he started talking to his daughter about how he remembered dancing with his wife. Tearfully, the daughter told me that her father had never talked about his wife before (not sure if this was a first wife or a wife who had died some time ago) and the last time they could possibly have danced was in the 1950s. She was grateful to me for providing a vehicle for her father to talk about these precious memories and for bringing these memories into the present.
It's these kinds of stories that keep me going..."
Laura Bramly
Author of ElderCareRead Life Scenes I
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