Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families

304 Pages·2008·1.24 MB·English

by  Pat Otwell

Guide to Ministering
to Alzheimer’s Patients
and Their Families
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Guide to Ministering
to Alzheimer’s Patients
and Their Families
PAT OTWELL
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Otwell, Patricia Anne.
Guide to ministering to Alzheimer’s patients and their families / Pat Otwell.
p. cm.
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ISBN: 978‑0‑7890‑2902‑7 (hard : alk. paper)
ISBN: 978‑0‑7890‑2903‑4 (soft : alk. paper)
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To the glory of my Heavenly Father
To the memory of my mother
Dorothy Hamrick Otwell
and earthly father
James A. Otwell, Jr.
and brother-in-law
Donald Creamer
To the honor of my family
Deanie, Zac, and Blaire Creamer
Carmen, Charlie, Caroline, and Jack McQueen
Janet and Jim Otwell
James, John, Joseph, and Jacob Otwell
To my former employers
Charles and Larry Greb
whose financial support enabled me to minister
to Alzheimer’s patients and families
To those who have died with Alzheimer’s disease
those who live with Alzheimer’s disease
and those who love Alzheimer’s disease patients
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PatOtwell,DMin,istheauthorofAChaplain-
Led Ministry to Families of Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patients Through the Development and
UtilizationofaSupportGroup,“AHobbyThat
Ministers,”and“Reflections.”Shehasbeenon
the cutting edge of Alzheimer’s ministry for
morethan20yearsandhasexperienceinvirtu-
ally every aspect: assisting in nursing facility
placement and adjustment, providing day-to-day spiritual care for
patients and families, providing crisis ministry during hospitaliza-
tions, developing and facilitating Alzheimer’s support groups, and
officiating at funerals.
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CONTENTS
Foreword xv
Dwight Eldeen
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Chapter 1. Help! 1
God 3
God’s Word 3
The Church 4
Prayer 5
Clergy 7
Other Professionals 7
Resources 8
Support Groups 9
Friends 12
Chapter 2. Alzheimer’s Disease 13
History 13
Diagnosis 13
Nature 14
Heredity 19
Cause 20
Cure 21
Statistics 21
Stages and Characteristics 22
Chapter 3. Desire to Minister to Alzheimer’s Patients
and Families 27
Overcome Obstacles 28
Reach Out 31
Acquire Additional Knowledge 32
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