Hope beyond Dementia

Chris GeeSKU: HBD7803 ISBN: 9781846257803

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The onset of dementia in a loved one can lead to a slow private surrender that God is no longer able to save those gripped in the confusion of the disease.
Despite the symptoms, the author here charts first-hand how God is able to work through the disease and to actually save those seemingly beyond logical reach.
Practical advice, spiritual helps and guidance are woven into the author’s journey, to show how
God is able to bring hope in the seeming hopelessness of an end -of-life care situation.

‘There is an abundance of Christian literature on parenting children, but where do we turn when it
is time to parent our parents? Chris Gee has sought to redress this imbalance by sharing his personal
journey. He does so with humour and passion. Chris gives very specific practical and spiritual tips, almost like a handbook, to enable us to honour our father and mother in their time of greatest
need and vulnerability.’ 

Jonathan Gardner
End of Life Chaplain connected with a Christian Care Home

Chris Gee was not brought up in a Christian family but was saved at 19 years of age while at university. He is married with children and is a member of local Baptist church where he
occasionally preaches. He works for government in infrastructure projects. He is a keen sportsman including squash, triathlons and hill walking. He has a fondness for old MX5s, real ale, motorbikes, and a tolerance for Van Morrison.

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Robert Duerden
Excellent and much needed advice - such a helpful booklet.

Having struggled to track down the relevant support for both my mother - who spent her last years living with us - and for two elderly friends in care homes for whom I was Power of Attorney, having a straightforward guide to dementia care that covered all the bases that I needed to know would have saved me hours of stress and anxiety. This booklet does just that. I have found that it is not just about wisdom for making the right decisions for someone with dementia care needs but about taking on the care of any elderly relative or friend for whom you have to make a lot of the decision-making and need to find your way around all the relevant government departments and agencies (I think the 5 years I spent in total caring for these three people aged me considerably as I struggled with, in particular, the DWP, the NHS, local council social services and community health teams in their various manifestations). The author underlines the importance of having to take decisions in good time and also of the need to have all other relevant parties and family members on board at each stage of the process. I would have loved to have access to this resource 10 years ago, just as a guide to the support that is available and the channels to pursue, it is invaluable. We are already recommending it to others in our church who are on this same journey - often having to take on decisions for a lifelong partner who is now entering the more dysfunctional stages of dementia. In a church family of around 150-175 adults, we have more than a handful who are on this road, and more will follow. This booklet is such a very helpful support for those struggling to know what is best, and right, to do for a much loved partner or parent. I cannot recommend it highly enough and wish that more specifically Christian material was available in this field.

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Nick Shires
A very helpful read

I found it a very helpful book. It is (at least I found it to be so) quite moving in parts in following the author and his family through their experience. While everyone's experience is different, this book contains some very practical advice of what to do as well as what to avoid. I recommend heartily

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