The Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver's Handbook (Black and White): What to Remember When They Forget

Book info: The Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver's Handbook (Black and White): What to Remember When They Forget (Paperback, 310 pages) – Sally Burbank, 2018. Language: English.

Newly updated September, 2025!You never imagined you'd be the one making life-and-death decisions for your mom or dad. Now what?When Alzheimer’s or dementia strikes someone you love, it can feel like you're suddenly in charge of everything—without a roadmap. This real-world survival guide answers the exact questions every caregiver ends up facing:

• What if Mom refuses to leave her home, even when it’s no longer safe?
• When do I take away the car keys—or checkbook?
• Should I correct her when she talks to her long-dead sister or says stuff that is just plain wrong?
• What do I do when she accuses me of stealing?
• How do I keep her entertained, safe, and clean—without losing my own mind?
• How do I handle sundowning, wandering, angry or emotional outbursts, and bathing battles?

Written by a veteran primary care doctor whose parents had dementia and lived with her full-time and a caregiver whose husband and mother had Alzheimer's, this 2025 edition offers the latest medical insight, emotional wisdom, and practical tools you won’t find in most other Alzheimer’s books.Inside you’ll find:

• A doctor’s easy-to-understand breakdown of how Alzheimer’s progresses and what to expect at each stage
• Step-by-step strategies for handling every challenging behavior you will encounter at each stage of the illness and proven advice on what works
• Crucial self-care advice to protect your own health and sanity while you caretaker your loved one
• Brand-new medical updates on the Lecanemab infusion for early Alzheimer's and the Lumipulse G blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's
• Practical tips from one of the nation's leading memory care centers, Abe’s Garden

Whether you're just beginning your caregiving journey or knee-deep in daily challenges, this book delivers clear answers, comfort, and a touch of hope from two people who truly get it.If you like Sanja Gupta, this book is for you!Trusted by families, faith communities, and healthcare professionals nationwide. Over 230 reviews with 4.6 stars! Editorial Reviews Review

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About the Author Dr Sally Willard Burbank is a primary care internist in Nashville, Tennessee with over thirty years of experience working with Alzheimer's patients. She completed her medical school training at the University of Vermont and then completed residency through the University of Tennessee. She has been in private practice for thirty years and gained first-hand experience into dementia when her own father suffered dementia in the last several years of his life. She decided to research and then write this book after seeing how stressed out and worn out the caregivers in her practice seemed. Some caregivers, including Sue Pace Bell, handled the stress better than others, and that is why she co-wrote the book with someone who had nursed both a husband and mother through all the stages of Alzheimer's disease until their deaths.

Sue Pace Bell lives in Waverly, Tennessee and works in a family gift store called the Carrollton House. Sue took care of both her mother and husband-both Alzheimer's patients-until their deaths. Thus, she has practical experience with all stages of dementia and learned the hard way how to handle the many problems that came up.