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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, 080324245X, 0-8032-4245-X, 978-0-8032-4245-6, 9780803242456, Lela Knox Shanks
Foreword by Steven H. Zarit, , Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, 0803293283, 0-8032-9328-3, 978-0-8032-9328-1, 9780803293281, Lela Knox Shanks
Foreword by Steven H. Zarit
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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks
Lela Knox Shanks
Foreword by Steven H. Zarit
hardcover
1996.
197 pp.
Illus.
978-0-8032-4245-6
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paperback
2005.
195 pp.
Illus.
978-0-8032-9328-1
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Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks is Lela Knox Shanks’s personal account of caring for her husband, Hughes, in their home after he was stricken with Alzheimer’s disease. Lela describes her initial denial, her discovery of coping skills, her eventual acceptance of his illness, and her ultimate recognition that the key to successful caregiving lies in never losing sight of the patient’s humanness. The book outlines twenty coping and survival strategies to guide caregivers to untapped inner resources and shows caregiving’s intangible rewards of increased self-respect and self-knowledge.
 Lela Knox Shanks (1927–2011) was an independent scholar and lecturer living in Lincoln, Nebraska. She and Hughes were married for fifty years and have four children. Hughes Hannibal Shanks worked for the federal government for thirty years and was the first African American hired by the Denver Social Security Administration office in the 1950s. This edition includes an epilogue by Lela. Steven H. Zarit is a professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University. He is also the coauthor of The Hidden Victims of Alzheimer’s Disease: Families under Stress.
 "Ms. Shanks's book is an instructional guide and a friend to hold onto in the middle of a dark night. It talks about intimacy and the unnecessary losses to that intimacy that may occur if we are not careful. It is a masterpiece of empowerment as well as a real and living tribute to the power of love. This book is not just about Alzheimer's disease and caregiving; it is a guide to how to live life to its fullest."—Marion Roach Smith, author of Another Name for Madness: The Dramatic Story of a Family's Struggle with Alzheimer's Disease "This remarkable book is about one family's struggles to cope with the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease. But Lela Knox Shanks is so keen an observer and such a resolute caregiver that everyone involved in the care of older people, from physicians first making the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, to social workers, nurses, or psychologists who work with patients and families, to aides in adult day care or nursing home programs, and families who find themselves in similiar situations, can learn something valuable from this book."—Steven H. Zarit, from his foreword "Shanks tells exactly what it is like to live with Alzheimer’s, and how to have a life in the process."—Publishers Weekly "This beautifully crafted book depicts the joys and sorrows of caring for a relative diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Essential for all caregivers looking for a creative approach to helping Alzheimer’s patients live their lives fully."—Library Journal "It is an immensely moving, yet practical, book, particularly for anyone faced with the challenge of caring for a loved one with a terminal illness."—Better Nutrition
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