National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Alzheimer's disease is an incurable, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually is fatal. It is also the most common cause of dementia. The Rio Salado Library has a number Alzheimer’s related resources to support those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s as well as their caregivers:

Books:

• Inside Alzheimer’s: How to Hear and Honor Connections with a Peron who has Dementia
• Alzheimer’s in America: The Shriver Report on Women and Alzheimer’s
• Are the Keys in the Freezer: An Advocate’s Guide for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
• Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver’s Journey
• Dr. Ruth’s Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver: How to Care for Your Loved One Without Getting Overwhelmed—and Without Doing it All Yourself
• The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
• The Alzheimer’s Answer: Reduce Your Risk and Keep Your Brain Healthy

 
DVDs:

• The Alzheimer’s Project
• Alzheimer’s Disease: Facing the Facts

Streaming Films:

• Alzheimer's: Hope in the Battle Against Forgetfulness – The Big 4: Fighting Modern Diseases
• Living with Alzheimer’s
• Mom’s Home
• Alzheimer’s Today: A Caregiver’s Guide
• What is Science Doing to Treat Alzheimer’s and Stroke  
• Into the other Lane: Driving and Dementia  
• A Thousand Tomorrows: Intimacy, Sexuality and Alzheimer’s