Nana's New Home: A Comforting Story Explaining Alzheimer's Disease to Children
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0966056604
ISBN 13
9780966056600
Category
Youth
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
30
Description
Nana's New Home: A Comforting Story for Children with Loved Ones At Windflower Alzheimer's Center.
"Few topics touch so many lives as that of Alzheimer's disease. Nana's New Home is a children's book that focuses on the often distressing issue of nursing home placement. The author recognizes the fact that education and understanding are critical at any age. This is a personal and compassionate story for children." -David M. Freed, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, Alzlreirner's Disease Education Program, Texas Tech University
"With knowledge and imagination and heart, Kristi's book provides sound information and genuine comfort for families who love someone with Alzheimer's." -LARRY E. FINK, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English, Hardin-Sim»ions University
"An excellent, descriptive, moving story which captures the thinking and feelings of a child and of her grandmother. It offers understanding, acceptance, and peace." -JULIAN BRIDGES, Ph.D.
Professor; Head of Dept. of Sociology and author of four published boobs, Hardin-Simmons University
Kristi Cargill is a 20-year-old pre-med student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. An active volunteer in public service, she formed the Junior Volunteer Program at the Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Apilene when she was sixteen years old and has continued in the program since that time. She does volunteer work for Hospice of Abilene, the Lion's Club, and Hendrick Medical Systems Auxiliary of Volunteers and devotes time to Project Pass, a mentor program for public schools.
She writes for the Hardin-Simmons newspaper, The Brand, and is an alumnus of Big Country Emmaus Community. - from Amzon
"Few topics touch so many lives as that of Alzheimer's disease. Nana's New Home is a children's book that focuses on the often distressing issue of nursing home placement. The author recognizes the fact that education and understanding are critical at any age. This is a personal and compassionate story for children." -David M. Freed, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, Alzlreirner's Disease Education Program, Texas Tech University
"With knowledge and imagination and heart, Kristi's book provides sound information and genuine comfort for families who love someone with Alzheimer's." -LARRY E. FINK, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English, Hardin-Sim»ions University
"An excellent, descriptive, moving story which captures the thinking and feelings of a child and of her grandmother. It offers understanding, acceptance, and peace." -JULIAN BRIDGES, Ph.D.
Professor; Head of Dept. of Sociology and author of four published boobs, Hardin-Simmons University
Kristi Cargill is a 20-year-old pre-med student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. An active volunteer in public service, she formed the Junior Volunteer Program at the Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Apilene when she was sixteen years old and has continued in the program since that time. She does volunteer work for Hospice of Abilene, the Lion's Club, and Hendrick Medical Systems Auxiliary of Volunteers and devotes time to Project Pass, a mentor program for public schools.
She writes for the Hardin-Simmons newspaper, The Brand, and is an alumnus of Big Country Emmaus Community. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
2
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 135 | 1 | Yes | |||
Waynesville Branch | 1231 | 2 | Yes |