Complementary Cancer Therapies: Your Authoritative Guide to Combining Traditional and Alternative Therapies to Win the Battle for Your Life
Author: Dan Labriola
In recent years, modern medical science has made tremendous strides in developing effective treatments for most cancers. In addition, remarkable studies now indicate that alternative therapies can complement and even enhance traditional cancer treatments. In Complementary Cancer Therapies, Dr. Dan Labriola presents a revolutionary program for combining the best of science and the best of nature to battle our most dreaded disease. In a reassuring tone, Dr. Labriola takes cancer patients and their loved ones through every step in the process, starting from the moment you first hear the terrifying diagnosis. In this book you will learn the strengths and weakness of all the treatment options--traditional, nontraditional, and complementary--so that you can decide which one is right for you or your loved one. Dr. Labriola also provides invaluable guidance on choosing the right doctor, seeking second--and third and fourth--opinions, developing personal support systems, enhancing quality of life throughout treatment, and understanding the body-mind connection. This complete, authoritative, and responsible guide offers new hope to cancer patients everywhere.
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Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease: A Christian Perspective
Author: Elizabeth T Hall
Through Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease: A Christian Perspective, clergy and caregivers will discover a woman's touching story about her daily struggles as a caregiver to her mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and how God's presence in her life has helped reduce her struggles. You will also find practical day-to-day tips for living with a loved one suffering from senile dementia and how your spirituality can make the journey easier for both of you. Caring and supportive, this important guide provides an honest description of the emotions you may be forced to come to terms with while dealing with a loved one or parishioner with Alzheimer's disease and how God's presence in your life can help lift your burden.
Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease gives you firsthand accounts of the stages of pain, despair, acceptance, and victory that you may experience while caring for someone with Alzheimer's to let you know that what you are feeling is normal and that God will help you overcome these challenges.
Table of Contents:
| My Statement of Faith | ||
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction: The Reason for It All | 1 | |
| Ch. 1 | Faith in Spite of Fear | 5 |
| Ch. 2 | Caring for Your Loved One - Legally | 13 |
| Ch. 3 | Surviving the Diagnosis | 17 |
| Ch. 4 | Choices: Stage One | 23 |
| Ch. 5 | Giving Up | 27 |
| Ch. 6 | Anger: When "Nasty" Creeps into Your Life | 35 |
| Ch. 7 | Agitation, Sleep Disturbances, and Other Disasters | 45 |
| Ch. 8 | Dialogue with Dementia: Communication Problems | 51 |
| Ch. 9 | Individual Differences | 61 |
| Ch. 10 | Fears, Phobias, Fantasies, and Other Foibles | 65 |
| Ch. 11 | Role Reversal: Learning to Say "No" | 73 |
| Ch. 12 | Taking Care of Yourself | 77 |
| Ch. 13 | Smoochies, Snugglies, and Other Warm Fuzzies | 83 |
| Ch. 14 | Choices: Stage Two: Placement? | 87 |
| Ch. 15 | Support Groups | 93 |
| Ch. 16 | Survival Pointers for Everyday Life | 99 |
| Ch. 17 | Moral Judgments: When Black and White Turn Gray | 107 |
| Ch. 18 | Journey's End | 113 |
| Epilogue | 117 | |
| Closing Thoughts | 123 | |
| I Heard My Mother's Voice Again | 125 | |
| I Wonder About Alzheimer's | 127 | |
| Waiting | 131 | |
| Today | 135 | |
| Fighting Back | 137 | |
| Final Prayer | 141 | |
| Recommended Reading | 143 | |
| Index | 145 |
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