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Book: What My Grandchildren Taught Me about Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter: “It Doesn't Work That Way”: There’s a Fixer in all of us!

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43551

Blurb:

We all want to “fix” Alzheimer’s disease and caregivers often struggle with the notion that they should be doing something to make the disease more palatable. Acceptance is the key to understanding that the progression of the disease cannot be resolved and that the “fixer” mindset of the caregiver should be disregarded.

Chapter Contributors

  • Dana Olivia Dunn Territo (thememorywhisperer@gmail.com - dterrito) 'Advocate for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease'