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Almost everyone knows and loves Jimmy Pollard and everything he has done over the past 20+ years helping caregiver's and care facilities understand what having Huntington's Disease is like for our loved one's with the disease. Jim is sought world-wide as a speaker at HD associations and Caregiver conferences. He co-wrote and edited "A Caregiver’s Handbook for The Advanced Stages of Huntington's Disease" as well as many other excellent articles that provide information and resources to help HD families. The "Caregiver's Handbook" has been published by seven national HD associations and translated into French, Italian and Spanish.
Well Jimmy has written a new book, "Hurry Up and Wait, A Cognitive Care Companion ~ Huntington's Disease in the Middle and More Advanced Years." The description, per the below website, is:
"To those it touches and their carers, Huntington’s Disease presents an ongoing series of challenges to accommodate its changes in thinking. "Hurry up and Wait!" is a set of exercises to simulate the cognitive difficulties faced by those with HD, a collection of tips to accommodate them in your home or care home, a strategy to develop new approaches to solving care problems and commentary on common problems faced by family carers and those they love.
The book is 142 pages and is available for only $15.00 US dollars, with part of the sales going toward the HD events held at the Guthrie Center.
I'm sure this book will become another MUST HAVE for every HD family or care facility caring for a person with HD!!!
Love
Jean
PS I had trouble ordering it on-line but that's only because I don't accept cookies from strange places LOL. I've written Jim to ask if there is a mailing address where the book can be ordered for those that don't have a computer. When I hear back from him, I'll share that information!
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:35:03 -0400
From: Jimmy Pollard <jjpollard@...>
Subject: "Hurry Up and Wait!" Available
Hi, all!
For the last two years I've travelled about speaking on the cognitive features and conditions of HD. I've just published a book based on that work. It's called "Hurry Up and Wait! A Cognitive Care Companion." You may find it helpful. It's available at http://www.lulu.com/content/2517713
Thanks to all my friends and colleagues on-line for their support of my work and the many, many opportunities that they have extended to me over the last two decades.
Jimmy Pollard
From: Jimmy Pollard <jjpollard@...>
Subject: "Hurry Up and Wait!" Available
Hi, all!
For the last two years I've travelled about speaking on the cognitive features and conditions of HD. I've just published a book based on that work. It's called "Hurry Up and Wait! A Cognitive Care Companion." You may find it helpful. It's available at http://www.lulu.com/content/2517713
Thanks to all my friends and colleagues on-line for their support of my work and the many, many opportunities that they have extended to me over the last two decades.
Jimmy Pollard
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