For Families

Riding a Rollercoaster with Lewy Body Dementia by Jim and Helen Whitworth, 2009.

While primarily for professional caregivers, this easy-to-read book gives families valuable insight into how to be part of a caregiving team. Click here to learn more. 

The Dementia Caregivers Little Book of Hope by Karen (Karle) Truman, Ph.D., 2009.

Living With Lewy's; Empowering Today's Dementia Caregiver by Amy and Gerald Throop, 2010.  (NOTE: Save $2 by mentioning you saw this book on LBDA's Web site.  LBDA will also receive a contribution from the authors for each book purchase that references our Web site!)

Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia by Thomas Graboys, M.D. and Peter Zheutlin, 2008.

Living with Lewy Body (e-book), by Sammie Jo Mitchell, 2008.

Have the Last Dance with Me by JoAnn Lloyd Fichtner, 2007.

Don't Bury Me...IT AIN'T OVER YET by Charles Schneider, 2006.

Coping With Caring by Lyn Roche, 2006.

The 36-Hour Day : A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life by Nancy L. Mace, 2006.

Finding Meaning with Charles: Caregiving with Love Through a Degenerative Disease by Janet Edmunson, 2006.

Into the Mist: When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's Disease by Deborah Glover-Uetz, 2005.

Sharing the Care by Lyn and Bill Roche, 2004.

The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Dementia with Lewy Bodies by James N. Parker, M.D. and Philip M. Parker, Ph.D, 2002.

Elder Rage, or Take My Father...Please! by Jacqueline Marcell, 2001.

For Professionals

Riding a Rollercoaster with Lewy Body Dementia by Helen Whitworth, MS, BSN, and Jim Whitworth, co-founder of the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 2009. This easy-to-read book is directed toward the hands-on professional caregivers who work for home care agencies and in residential facilities. Buyers from here will save $2 and the authors will donate another $2 to LBDA for your order.

Dementia with Lewy Bodies by John O'Brien, Ian McKeith, David Ames, Edmond Chiu, 2005.

Lewy Body Disease - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References by ICON Health Publications, 2004.

Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Clinical, Pathological, and Treatment Issues by Jeffrey L. Cummings, Robert Perry, Ian McKeith, and Elaine Perry, 1996