alzheimer's disease

Jake's grandfather Skelly has Alzheimer's disease and Jake can't help that he feels embarrased by it. Will Jake find enough of what it takes to help his grandfather through this sad and heartbreaking disease?.

This book discusses Alzheimer's disease, including it's symptoms, diagnosis, progression and treatment; the controversies over research methods and causes of the disease; and the struggle for caregivers.

This book discusses dementia, a group of symptoms rather than one disease, presenting information on Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, prion diseases, frontotemporal dementia, and certain kinds of dementia which are unique to children and describes treatments for dementia.

Twelve-year-old John-too is dismayed when his grandmother, who has come to live with his family, begins to experience increasing incidents of confusion and memory loss.

Thirteen-year-old T.J. and his grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, find their lives in danger when they discover a disturbed arsonist hiding in a barn.

Examines the history, causes, and treatments of Alzheimer's disease and the impact of the disease on families and society.

A young girl takes her uncle, who is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, for a walk and gently and patiently answers all his seemingly absurd questions.

Seventeen-year-old Holly has never gotten over the loss of her boyfriend, Rob, who died in a tragic accident, but she is unaware that his ghost has been watching over her, and he is unhappy when he sees his friend Jason trying to get closer to Holly.

When Hilly's grandmother becomes ill with Alzheimer's disease, the family is turned upside down by revelations about the older woman's life during World War II.