Dissolving People: Preserve Yourself While Caring for a Loved One with Dementia

This book is for those who have faced one of the hardest trials in our world—watching a loved one fade away from dementia. For more than 16 years, Yulia Kilitina, a general practitioner who leads an intensive care department in a boarding house for people with mental illnesses, has been helping families cope with this disaster. To preserve yourself, not dissolve into the illness of a loved one, make the most of state support, and act wisely and confidently. Her professional experience is hard to overestimate, as is her incredible talent as a writer. Every story Yulia tells, every recommendation, fills you with warmth and gives you the sense of being supported by a wise, caring person.

Thanks to this book, you’ll learn how to:
— act correctly when the disease begins to make itself known (where to take the loved one, who to contact, what measures to take);
— support yourself in the face of a family disaster and keep living;
— when faced with a choice—whether to take a loved one to a residential facility or not—make the right decision;
— not torture yourself with pointless guilt;
— how to take care of a loved one yourself if you decide to provide careful care in your own way, meeting their real needs.