Books by Susan Hart

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Susan Hart was the Director of the Alzheimer Society of York Region for seventeen years, having retired in June, 2008. Sue was – and she remains – a leading and highly respected educator and authority on Alzheimer’s behaviour who has written extensively on the subject.
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Through Our Eyes

by Susan Hart

Through Our Eyes is a 68 page, bound, soft cover book that will teach you, in layman’s terms, the progression of the disease and what to expect. The book fills an important gap in the current literature on Alzheimer's Disease because it is a work of fiction that directly teaches the tools of effective coping. The unique blend of fiction and reality, story telling and teaching, makes it highly recommended reading for anyone affected personally or involved professionally with persons having Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.

$7.50

The Lady from the Centre

by Susan Hart

Alzheimer's Disease accounts for 70% of progressive dementia in adults. It is a chronic, progressive, neurologic disorder that transforms a person from someone you once knew, to someone who is a stranger.

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The New Millennium

by Susan Hart

This is Susan Hart’s third book in a series discussing the process of Alzheimer's Disease and the related disorders and the affect on loved ones. The New Millennium reflects on the dilemmas encountered in the struggle to balance efficiency and fiscal responsibility with flexibility. In a time of great change and opportunity Susan stresses the value of specialized versus generic caregiving required by those with a dementing illness and their families.

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Collections

by Susan Hart

Collections is Susan Hart’s fourth book in her series. Her other books include Through Our Eyes, The Lady from the Centre, and The New Millennium. Collections, is a powerful and riveting book that is the conduit for 16 different caregivers to tell their emotionally charged Alzheimer stories in their own words.

$20.00

Demystifying Dementia

by Susan Hart

Demystifying Dementia by Susan Hart is an excellent user-friendly resource on the basics of normal aging and dementia. She introduces us to the person behind the disease and the disease process. She provides practical tools that put the person first and stress the use of humour, respect and empathy. This is a great resource for frontline workers, family members and caregivers involved with people experiencing dementia.

$10.00

Finding Your Way

by Susan Hart

Finding Your Way by Susan Hart is dedicated to those caregivers who have shared their experiences and have given permission to publish them, all caregivers whom we have served in one capacity or another and all caregivers whom we will encounter in the future.

Finding Your Way provides information concerning the care of an individual with a progressive dementia, caregiving issues, diagnosis and treatment, current medications and to generate public awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

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Together

by Susan Hart

Together, Susan Hart’s 7th and final book, reflects on how we always work with the individual, the caregiver and the family at the D.A.Y. centre, with us hovering like helicopters, awaiting their expression of need and direction.

The book offers hope in that the information is helpful in making the journey caregivers undergo less onerous when they recognize that those who have gone before salute and support them along the way.