Contents

• Diagnosis, progression of the disease, treatments, and alternatives
• Effects of the disease/how to survive
• How to help and get help for the patient and for you
• Sources of strength and courage
• Nursing homes
• Finances
• The last chapter in your patient’s life
• A new beginning
• The child speaks
• A year after widowhood
• Comments overheard at support group meetings
• Frequently asked questions and answers about dementia