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"Only a physician could write this book. Dr. Kruse understands first-hand the heartbreaking disease of Alzheimer's. This book is a combination of a memoir as Dr. Kruse relates her mother's difficult journey into the disease, and a guide book for patients and their families. She combines the roles of daughter and physician as she navigates the treacherous roads of financial and legal issues and explains the difficult choices families must decide such as placement, hospice, medications, diet, and diet claims. The most current diagnostic procedures are reviewed, as well as a survey of current…mehr

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"Only a physician could write this book. Dr. Kruse understands first-hand the heartbreaking disease of Alzheimer's. This book is a combination of a memoir as Dr. Kruse relates her mother's difficult journey into the disease, and a guide book for patients and their families. She combines the roles of daughter and physician as she navigates the treacherous roads of financial and legal issues and explains the difficult choices families must decide such as placement, hospice, medications, diet, and diet claims. The most current diagnostic procedures are reviewed, as well as a survey of current clinical trials for potential cures. She uses plain English to explain the medical jargon and provides explanations about how medications work"
Autorenporträt
Dr. Shelly Kruse graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California with a B.A. in psychology after completing pre-med. She earned a Masters of Arts in Psychology from CSU-San Francisco, and her M.D. from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine in Southern California, and has been practicing medicine in Central California for twenty-five years