{ "item_title" : "The Designated One and Dementia", "item_author" : [" Kv Rao "], "item_description" : "Your parent's mind is changing - and you are the one who has been quietly watching. This is the sixth book in the bestselling Designated One series - written for the adult child walking a parent through Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Lewy body, or any other form of cognitive decline. Dementia caregiving is one of the longest sustained caregiving journeys an adult will ever undertake - eight to twelve years on average, sometimes far longer. Most caregiving books treat it in passing. This one is a complete operator's playbook for the full arc, from the slow realization through the long stretch and beyond. Inside, you'll learn: - How to recognize the early signs of dementia - and how they differ from ordinary aging - How to get a proper diagnosis, including what a real work-up should include - The conversation with your parent - what to say, when, and how - The conversation with your siblings, especially the disbelieving ones - What the three stages look like and what each requires of you - The communication shift - how to talk with someone whose mind is changing - Safety decisions on driving, wandering, the stove, finances - The medical team and the medication maze - Behaviors that aren't bad behavior - agitation, sundowning, paranoia - The memory care decision - when, where, and how - The long stretch - sustaining yourself across years - Your own sanity through the long loss This book is for you if: - You are starting to wonder, quietly, whether what you are seeing in your parent is more than aging - A diagnosis has just been made and you do not yet know what to do - You are years into the work and still need a framework that respects how hard it is - You want the practical operator's playbook that dementia caregiving deserves Written by KV Rao - author of The Designated One series - with the precision of a four-decade enterprise operator and the empathy of someone who has lived inside the situations he describes. Practical where most dementia books are clinical or wistful. Candid where most are cautious. Open the book. Take a breath. You are not alone in this.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/819/953/9798199531726_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.99", "online_price" : "12.99", "our_price" : "12.99", "club_price" : "12.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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