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Reads for Dementia Action Week
Bookmarked
A selection of books hand-curated by our team
Non-fiction
The songaminute man : how music brought my father home again - Hardback
The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of 14, growing up in 40s Wolverhampton. The heartbreaking true account of his son struggling to come to terms with his father's dementia
Non-fiction
Somebody I used to know - Paperback
When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 58, she had to say goodbye to the woman she once was.
Non-fiction
Slow puncture : living well with dementia - Paperback
An account of a year in the life of Peter Berry, an ordinary man living in a sleepy Suffolk village.
Non-fiction
Remember me? : discovering my mother as she lost her memory - Paperback
In December 2019, soon after her mother's untimely death to dementia, Shobna Gulati discovered a box tucked away amongst her mother's possessions.
Non-fiction
Unforgettable : rugby, dementia and the fight of my life - Paperback
In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was there, in England's front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum - one of sport's most destructive, repetitive impacts.
Non-fiction
Coping with mild cognitive impairment - Paperback
Practical self-help strategies for older individuals and their families to help slow the onset of Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Non-fiction
FAQs on dementia - Paperback
Will my partner stop loving me now they have dementia? Does my mum have to go into a home now? Is dementia a terminal illness? All these questions, and hundreds more, are covered in this short but powerful, helpful, practical guide
Non-fiction
What you really want to know about life with dementia - Paperback
This essential guidebook presents the wide range of issues faced by family carers and dementia patients.
Non-fiction
Why dementia makes communication difficult - Paperback
A major effect of dementia is its impact on communication. Alison Wray explains why the changes occur and offers practical ideas for avoiding key pitfalls.
Non-fiction
United : caring for our loved ones living with dementia - Paperback
This title captures the real life tales of people with dementia, and from the loved ones and professional carers who support them.
Non-fiction
Intellectual disability and dementia research into practice - Hardback
2017
Non-fiction
How to help someone with dementia - Paperback
There can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia.
Non-fiction
The practical handbook of living with dementia- eAudiobook
This wide-ranging book takes a person-centred approach to supporting the person and their families/carers to live with dementia and challenge the stigma attached to the condition.
Non-fiction
The memory activity book - Paperback
Slow and delay the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, from memory loss to disorientation, with this book.
Non-fiction
My book about brains, change and dementia - Paperback
Explaining the complex concepts of dementia - such as brain function, disease progression and death - in a direct and age-appropriate way
Fiction
Elmer and the gift - Paperback
Aunt Zelda has a gift to give to Elmer from his Grandpa Eldo, but she can't remember what it is or where it is. Zelda's memory sometimes escapes her, and her hearing isn't what it used to be
Fiction
The stories Grandma forgot (and how I found them) - Paperback
Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was four, or that's what she's been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the local supermarket, Nyla wonders if Grandma is simply 'time travelling' again
Non-fiction
Dementia essentials
When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, many family members assume new roles as carers, helping their relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible.
Fiction
Take care, son : the story of my dad and his dementia - Hardback
When Ron Husband started to forget things - dates, names, appointments - daft things, important things - it took a while to realise that this was 'a different form of forgetting'. But it was the first sign of the illness that gradually took him away from
Fiction
The memory book
I love visiting my grandma. We read together, play her piano, feed the birds in the garden and we love looking through her big box of photos.
