Pebbling the Walk will change the way you think about cancer and chemotherapy, and perhaps even the way you think about life, death, and love. Steve Reed writes about his own experiences as a caregiver and offers advice to others in language that is uncomplicated by intimidating medical and psychological terminology. Each short, digestible chapter includes useful and encouraging suggestions for how to enhance the quality of life for those with cancer and ultimately turn cancer treatment into a constructive and life-affirming experience for both patient and caregiver.
Take time to collect pebbles and search for four-leaf clovers. Inspire your patient’s appetite with a variety of menu options. Learn to dance. Keep a calendar of medications and treatment appointments. Steve Reed’s suggestions and instructions for caregivers range from the practical to the whimsical and silly. Few know better than Reed, who has been a caregiver to seven family members, the serious and overwhelming nature of a caregiver’s duties. But no one knows better than he how to infuse even the most dire circumstances with humor and joy.
This work covers all aspects of thanatology, the study of death and dying and the care of dying and the bereaved. Its topics include the role of the caregiver, the process of grief and bereavement, religious and spiritual perspectives, and how children and adolescents cope with death.
Offers concrete advice on handling the physical, mental, emotional, and financial needs of the aged and includes new and updated sections on spirituality, ethnicity, self-neglect, the aged and a long-distance caregiver, and other issues.
Written for patients, their families, and caregivers, the practical information here will help readers understand what is physically happening to the brain so they can empower their own special skills and talents throughout the disease process. The book is divided into three sections that correspond to the progression of Alzheimer’s, and the unique challenges encountered at each stage. 
The author describes her treatment of her husband after he was struck down with Alzheimer’s disease and her struggle to accept and to cope with his illness, and outlines twenty coping and survival strategies for other caregivers. UP. 
Based on the author’s experiences as a caregiver for her mother and grandmother, Visits offers entries of comfort, counsel, and practical advice for children of aging parents as they mark this difficult transition with their loved ones.
