{"product_id":"stranger-with-a-spoon-stories-of-long-goodbyes-through-carers-eyes-9781764712705","title":"Stranger With A Spoon: Stories of long goodbyes through carers' eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dana Thomson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nourish Group Consulting Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nourish Group Consulting Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Diseases \u0026amp; Conditions - Alzheimer's \u0026amp; Dementia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when the person you love is still here - but no longer themselves?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen dementia changes memory, identity and behaviour, caring can become far more than anyone ever imagined. It is not only forgetfulness or repetition. It can be fear, paranoia, wandering, agitation, aggression, sleepless nights, personality changes, confusion and sudden crises that leave families overwhelmed and alone. These behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are often lived privately, hidden behind closed doors, and rarely spoken about honestly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when they arrive, someone else is often left carrying the invisible weight of it all. A wife who no longer sleeps properly. Grieving a partner still alive. Making impossible decisions on someone else's behalf. All over Australia, families are quietly unravelling while trying to appear fine to the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis moving collection of short stories gives voice to the carers. Inspired by real conversations with people supporting loved ones through dementia, particularly those experiencing BPSD, these fictionalised stories reveal the emotional world of carers whose lives have been reshaped by behaviours they never expected to navigate. Each story is rooted in lived experience, drawn from moments shared by carers during interviews and workshops. Names and identifying details have been changed, but the emotional truth remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross these pages you will meet: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea wife who has hidden her husband's escalating decline for years, until one day everything spills into the open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea husband pleading for recognition from the woman who no longer knows him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea partner facing early-onset dementia as mood, personality and future plans begin to fracture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea carer who discovers that relief and grief can arrive in the same breath when residential care becomes unavoidable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efamilies navigating violence, wandering, locked wards, hospital limbo and impossible decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethose left behind, surprised by the grieving that continues long after death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with compassion, honesty and literary warmth, these stories explore the landscape rarely captured in medical language or public conversation: living grief, guilt, shame, loyalty, resentment, humour, devotion and the quiet courage required to keep going when love for someone transitions to care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecarers and families affected by dementia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethose living with the added complexity of BPSD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereaders who love deeply human, character-driven stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enurses, doctors, aged care workers and professionals seeking deeper empathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanyone interested in love, memory, ageing and what it means to care for another person when certainty disappears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are living this journey now, have walked it before, or simply want to better understand the hidden lives of others, this collection offers something precious: recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause behind every person fading, there is often someone holding on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nourish Group Consulting Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889554505879,"sku":"9781764712705","price":1018.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781764712705.webp?v=1781176877","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stranger-with-a-spoon-stories-of-long-goodbyes-through-carers-eyes-9781764712705","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}