| Description |
1 online resource (127 pages) |
| Contents |
The Dementia Diaries -- a novel in cartoons by Matthew Snyman; Thanks to ... ; Foreword by Angela Rippon OBE; Where This Book Started; Where This Book Has Been; Chapter One "I guess sometimes it's just easier to write it down": Meet Brie, Fred, Sarah and Sam; Brie -- Like the cheese; Fred -- Radio controlled submarine; Sarah -- Local celebrity; Sam -- Aeroplane; Activities; Chapter Two "Nanny's braincells": The first signs of dementia; Brie -- The driving licence; Fred -- Hello gramps; Sarah -- The bad news; Sam -- Nanny's braincells; Activities; Chapter Three "Puzzled": Ways of coping with dementia |
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Fred -- PuzzledSarah -- Missing person; Sam -- Dance party; Brie -- The meaning of random; Activities; Chapter Four "Shirt, jumper, shirt, jumper, shirt, jumper, cardigan": Things change as dementia progresses; Fred -- Gramps' Club; Sarah -- Scarecrows; Brie -- Wimbledon and the cat; Fred -- Shirt, jumper, shirt, jumper; Sarah -- No bath for me; Activities; Chapter Five "Mr Table Dancer": Although it can be, dementia's not always a scary thing; Sarah -- Mr Table Dancer; Sam -- Swearwords; Brie -- Grannie; Sarah -- Memories; Sam -- Nanny news; Activities |
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Chapter Six "The Christmas decision": Thinking about the futureFred -- Lost Gramps; Brie -- The Christmas decision; Sarah -- Not himself; Brie -- The care home; Sarah -- What I learnt from Grandpa; Brie -- The garden; Activities; What is Dementia?; Facts & Figures; What to Look Out For; Word Search; Information; Support; Learning Resources; Connect with Others; Quotes; A Word from the Contributors; The Social Innovation Lab for Kent (S.I.L.K.) |
| Summary |
Brie, Fred, Sarah, and Sam tell you what it's really like to care for a relative who has dementia. Funny, moving and honest, their illustrated diary entries will completely alter your understanding of dementia. The book also contains practical tips and activities for young people who have a relative with the illness |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Juvenile fiction
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JUVENILE FICTION -- General.
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Dementia
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| Genre/Form |
Children's stories
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Diary fiction
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Fiction
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Graphic novels
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Juvenile works
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Diary fiction.
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Graphic novels.
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Journaux intimes fictifs.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kent, Social Innovation Lab
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Rippon, Angela
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| ISBN |
9781784502850 |
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1784502855 |
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