Changing My Daddy's Mind: Caring for a Loved One with Lewy Body Dementia

By Jan Stiers

According to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, there are more than 1.4 milion people in the United States affected by Lewy Body Dementia.How can so many individuals and families be affected, yet there be so little understanding of how to cope with this disorder?Traumatic hallucinations lead Jan's daddy to believe that his wife, who died 4 years before, is alive and taunting him at night in the company of her old high school boyfriend. When he is diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, Jan becomes the caretaker for her proud and independent father.Through this unbelievable but true ordeal, Jan questions her faith while searching for answers to help her daddy deal with his twisted surreal existence. Through the trials and tribulations of the disease, Jan comes to embrace the realization that caring for her Daddy has caused her to love, appreciate and respect him even more.Jan's experiences, from heartbreaking to humorous, bring awareness of the day to day life as a caretaker for a loved one with Lewy body dementia. She shares beneficial and realistic caretaking tips for others who are dealing with the same ordeal. The book sheds light on the hope that as stories like Jan's are told, the Lewy body community moves one step closer to understanding and conquering this misunderstood disease.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PQFSQ5Z
• ISBN13: 9798577428242
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"