January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. There are tremendous resources for living with Alzheimer’s at Alzheimer Society of Canada.

In The Grief Library we have several books about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Contact us at 902-690-2194 or email library@valleyhospice.ca if you are interested in borrowing them.

Healing Your grieving heart when someone you care about has Alzheimer’s: 100 practical ideas for families, friends, and caregivers / Alan D. Wolfelt, Kirby J. Duvall

Losing Cissie, saving myself: The Perils of caring for my wife through her memory loss / Peter Barnet

Seeking clarity in the labyrinth: A daughter’s journey through Alzheimer’s / Jessica Goldmuntz Stokes

Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, my mother, and me / Sarah Leavitt

The Day Grandpa Bunny forgot Ben’s name / Isla Wynter