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    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia
    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia
    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia
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    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia

    By Jane Marie Thibault and Richard L. Morgan

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    With more than 5 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease and nearly 10 million loved ones caring for them, addressing the concerns of these elders and their caregivers is a matter of increasing importance. Relying on their many years of experience in this area, Jane Thibault and Richard Morgan offer this book to provide a fresh, hopeful model of dealing with life and death in the realm of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

    Caregivers have two basic needs: affirmation that caregiving is not in vain and reassurance that the lives of those for whom they care are not being lived in vain. Care receivers need more than medical attention; they need tender care, involvement in the community, and a sense of connection with a loving God. When patient and caregiver regard this shared experience as a "mutual spiritual path," each plays a role in deepening the spiritual life of the other.

    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted is an excellent resource for individuals caring for loved ones as well as for counselors, support group leaders, pastors, and other professionals. In addition to offering practical ways to help, this book serves as a reminder that every act of love brings positive transformation to the recipient, to the giver, and to the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUpper Room Books
    Release dateNov 28, 2017
    ISBN9780835818049
    No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia
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    Jane Marie Thibault

    Jane Marie Thibault, a retired gerontologist and professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, lives in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the author of 10 Gospel Promises for Later Life and A Deepening Love Affair: The Gift of God in Later Life. Thibault is coauthor (with Richard Morgan) of No Act of Love Is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia.

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