alzheimer's disease

"Gypsy Beaumont's magical savvy switches to its opposite when she learns that her mean and decidedly non-magical grandma has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with her family"--Provided by publisher.

Gypsy Beaumont's magical savvy switches to its opposite when she learns that her mean and decidedly non-magical grandma has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with her family.

After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.

Though only thirty-eight, Anna Forster's mind is slipping away from her in Alzheimer's. She knows her family thinks they are taking care of her by admitting her to Rosalind House assisting-living, but Anna does not plan on staying there. However, when she meets Luke there, the only other patient her age, love blossoms, even as her disease steals more of her memories. When their two families get wind of the relationship and a tragic incident their relationship caused, they try to break Anna and Luke up, but Eve Bennett, the cook at Rosalind House, does what she can to help their love grow.

A group of angels are assigned an important mission on Earth to help former baseball hero Tyler Ames who has hit rock bottom; his long-lost love Sami Dawson; and elderly Virginia Hutcheson who's struggling with Alzheimer's. The angels work behind the scenes to connect the lives of these three people, and protect the life of a baby, still unborn, who will change history.

Charlie is very close to his grandfather, who loves to tell fanciful stories about pirates, witches, and gnomes that amuse Charlie to no end. But lately, Charlie's grandpa doesn't have any new stories to tell. In fact, some days grandpa doesn't even recognize Charlie. A disease has stolen grandpa's memories, his appetite, and even his smile. Charlie wants so much to make his grandpa smile again that he comes up with a plan to tell him stories. The same ones that grandpa used to tell Charlie to make him laugh! Without shying away from the inevitable heartache that comes from watching loved ones suffer, Really and Truly is a spirited book for young readers struggling to remain optimistic during troubling times.

Gypsy Beaumont's magical savvy switches to its opposite when she learns that her mean and decidedly non-magical grandma has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with her family.

Retired married couple Fiona and Grant must come to terms with the unresolved issues in their marriage as Fiona's dementia grows worse.

"Delia and Old Red Clancy make quite a pair. ... But something is happening to Old Red. And the doctors say he can't be cured. He's forgetting places and names and getting cranky for no reason. As his condition worsens, Delia takes it upon herself to save as many memories as she can"--Dust jacket flap.