When Waves Rise: Navigating Difficult Moments Associated with Dementia

by Sarah Viola, Naomi Evans (Foreword)

When Waves Rise is a must read for care providers taking care of a loved one at home, direct services providers who want to be more effective with patients, and professionals who wish to support the care providers they serve. Sarah handles a difficult topic with care as she condenses 11 years of experience serving those living with dementia. Her experience has helped care providers, both personal and professional, better understand the “why” behind difficult moments. The ever-present changes that dementia creates lead to challenges that are not easily understood. When Waves Rise helps to explain these changes and challenges with practical examples that provide technical explanations and takeaways. Care providers can use the tools in this book for day-to-day support and ongoing as the disease progresses. Readers have stated that When Waves Rise “offers insight on how to react to changes in behavior” and “does excellent job of explaining the progression of dementia and how it is viewed from the dementia sufferer and the caregiver.” Further stating “excellent, practical and useful book filled with picture language to make a complicated subject understandable.”

113 pages, Paperback

Published April 20, 2021

Reviews

[Patrick McTaggart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah Viola's book "When Waves Rise" contains some great advice for communication and dealing with difficult moments as a dementia caregiver. Two lovely mottos as well which caregivers everywhere should remember in difficult times:

"You are the key to unlocking your loved one's potential, the medication they need daily"

"If you are trying, you are succeeding; perfection is not possible"

[Sarah Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, practical book on being a care taker for someone who has dementia. Written on the principles that you can find the positives in the midst of the extremely hard, and that connection with each person who has dementia, no matter the severity, is possible.

[BB Pierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

great insight and info

If reading caregiver books this one is a must and a keeper. Lots of great material. Great examples. GOOD RESOURCES LI STED.

[Connie Cox · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Laura Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book filled with many tips dealing with so many different levels of aging and dementia. I will read it again to better absorb all that’s in it and make notes of things to share with my siblings.