Laura Town has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease Stages, Treatments, and Other Medical Considerations.
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease Stages, Treatments, and Other Medical Considerations
Summary
Over three million people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's every year in the US. Alzheimer's affects the entire family. Has your loved one been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? Do you know how to recognize the symptoms and distinguish them from other forms of dementia? Do you know how to choose a doctor and care for your loved one? A diagnosis of Alzheimer's can be confusing and devastating at the same time. Author Laura Town's personal experience with this disease, and co-author Karen Kassel's pharmacology background, make them the perfect team to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer's. Learn: How to recognize warning signs The prognosis, symptoms, and stages of Alzheimer's disease Methods for delaying the onset and slowing the progression Special considerations for early Alzheimer's Available tests, treatment options, and clinical trials
©2015, 2018 Laura Town (P)2018 Laura Town
Coping with Dementia: Alzheimer's Roadmap
Summary
Caregiving is the most stressful job in the world, but you are not alone. Despite the fact that millions are caregivers, it is still hard to get the emotional support you need. Listen to this audiobook and follow the simple checklists to learn how to: Cope with a diagnosis of dementia and prepare emotionally for the changes that will follow. Avoid caregiver burnout with strategies for maintaining emotional health. Identify risk factors and prevent or treat anxiety, depression, stress, anger, frustration, guilt, and other emotional effects of caregiving Effectively communicate with loved ones who have dementia. Tailor your caregiving strategies to your loved ones emotional needs. If you have been diagnosed with dementia or are providing care to someone with dementia, you are not alone, although you often may feel that way when confronting this terrible illness. Don’t give up hope. Use the checklists in Coping with Dementia to protect yourself from the emotional effects of dealing with dementia and maintain your personal well-being in spite of everything. About the authors Laura Town is a professional medical writer, but more importantly, is a caregiver to her father who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 62. Laura is former President of the Indiana chapter of the American Medical Writers Association and has been published by Pearson Education, and John Wiley and Sons. Karen Hoffman, PhD, has received fellowships from the PhRMA Foundation and the American Heart Association, respectively. She has published research in the American Journal of Pathology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
©2019 Omega Press (P)2019 Laura Town
Nutrition for Brain Health
Summary
Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is characterized by cognitive decline and decreased brain function. Recent scientific studies have investigated the role of nutrition in dementia, and have provided suggested nutritional changes for those at risk for dementia. This book discusses nutritional interventions that can promote brain health to decrease the risk of developing dementia, as well as slow the progression of the disease in those diagnosed with dementia. If you or your loved one are at risk for developing dementia, following the guidelines presented in this book can help you maintain your brain health and fight against the onset of dementia. If you or your loved one are already diagnosed with dementia, this book will provide insights into nutritional changes that may slow the progression of the disease, and it also presents tips for helping your loved one with severe dementia maintain adequate nutrition when eating becomes difficult.
©2015 Laura Town (P)2015 Laura Town
How to Save Money on Healthcare
Summary
Healthcare costs are always a source of worry. Learn what resources are available to you for covering your care and how to plan for the unexpected. Insurance companies have failed you. Congress has failed you. Hospitals and doctors and pharmaceutical companies have all failed you. Why? Because we all spend too much on healthcare. Healthcare costs in the form of premiums, hospital bills, and drug co-pays have all gone up dramatically over the past 10 years and will continue to do so. We are all one illness away from bankruptcy. So, what can you - as a financially conscious healthcare consumer - do to protect yourself? This book will help you understand the resources available to help you pay for care. It will also look at options for minimizing costs and advocating for yourself in the event that billing errors are made. Being an educated, proactive customer of the healthcare market will ease some of the stress and worry of seeking care and enable you to concentrate on your health. It's time for you to take control of your healthcare costs. Don't wait, order NOW and start saving.
©2020 Omega Press (P)2020 Omega Press
Long-Term Care Insurance, Power of Attorney, Wealth Management, and Other First Steps
Summary
Things you need to do now! Learn how to: Collect the information you need about your finances. Transfer wealth without delaying Medicaid. Sort through and choose from the different types of insurance. Draft a power of attorney and healthcare proxy. Create a living will and advance directives. Learn what decisions are necessary when you or a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or any terminal illness. With the emotional weight of dealing with a terrible, terminal disease, these decisions can seem like too much to deal with. This audiobook helps you begin sorting these problems out and tackling them one by one using numerous checklists with easy-to-follow instructions for exactly what you need to do.
©2014 LAURA TOWN (P)2020 LAURA TOWN