Conversations with Ed: Waiting for Forgetfulness: Why Are We So Afraid of Alzheimer's Disease?
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0981624812 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 126 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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- International Hospice and Coma Worker and Trainer; Co-Founder of Process Work; Co-Founder, Lava Rock Clinic; President, Deep Democracy InstituteConversations with Ed provides a terrific first hand account of the joys and challenges of aging and memory loss. This is an uplifting book which opens new avenues of perception and has potentially groundbreaking, large scale effects. The authors call to question our preconceived ideas about life and death, sanity and madness. - International Hospice and Coma Worker and Trainer; Co-Founder of Process Work; Co-Founder, Lava Rock Clinic; President, Deep Democracy InstituteConversations with Ed provides a terrific first hand account of the joys and challenges of aging and memory loss. --Joel Goldman - Partner, Senior Housing & Care Practice; Partner, Hanson & Bridgett Law FirmConversations with Ed can assist health professionals to find new attitu
. He was recently diagnosed with dementia. In 1986 Voris moved to Berkeley, California, for ongoing study at the Graduate Theological Union, where he joined the staff of the Center for Ethics and Social Policy. He also received a Bachelor of Divinity from Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado. Ed Voris is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from Southern Methodist Univ
Rather, Conversations with Ed wants to create a positive cultural space for people who have dementia, for those who accompany them on their journey and for those who fear being afflicted with it.. In so doing we do not want to minimize the suffering that people may experience watching a loved one become forgetful. Nor do we want to minimize that becoming forgetful and growing old can be painful processes. How can we not be afraid of Alzheimer's disease? How can we not dread aging? By posing these questions we are inviting alternate ways of seeing Alzheimer's disease as well as aging
"This book is a jewel!" according to Grateful Reader. Conversations with Ed is a beautifully crafted invitation to expand our perceptions of dementia, aging and even life itself. It is personal yet universal, skillfully offering openings for discussions we might have with aging family members. I am very glad I read it.. Thoughtful and courageous B. Fisher An alternative view of facing memory loss which could bring comfort to many people in a similar situation and their family members. Beautifully and sensitively written with photos which add an additional dimension. Definitely food for thought and uplifting. Thank you to the authors.. considered reaction /reading addict The book seems good for the first stages of Alzheimer's for the patient and caregiver-- but no later. I feel that Nader has a dog in the race for this publication---advertising the respect and care of his own elder care facilities. Butthat does not discount the book really. It is a marketing tool as well as a celebration of Ed and their friendship.Here is my take:I enjoyed reading it very much, especially the quotations. My favorites were 67 and 77. Ed's voice and humor drive the whole project. for ex p37 and 92--the 'burden of mind' is so BECKETTIAN!I