In Search of My Father
Helena Popovic
What happens when life throws together a busy, enthusiastic, doctor-daughter and her bereaved, disenchanted, dependent father? What happens when science meets stubbornness and a parent needs parenting?
Following her mother’s death, Dr Helena Popovic puts her medical training and beliefs to the test when she becomes the carer for her elderly father, who has encroaching dementia.
A passionate medical practitioner and international speaker, Helena finds herself living out everything she preached.
This moving story is part personal diary, part scientific treatise and part practical guide, woven together with humorous anecdotes. Above all, it’s an inspiring account of a daughter in search of her father: the man beyond the grief, despair, depression and dementia.
This timeless book deals with a complex issue many of us will need to face: how best to care for elderly parents or loved ones who can no longer care for themselves. What do those in our care most need from us?
Are there steps we can take to defy dementia and build a better brain? Are we able to sharpen our intellect, tap into brain potential we never knew we had, and prevent the cognitive decline most of us believe is inevitable with ageing?
The answer is an unequivocal YES!
Facts inform but stories transform. The facts in this book will change your thinking – the story in this book will change your life.
‘Who would have thought that dementia could be such an adventure—that adventure, in fact, prevents dementia!’ Dr Sarah Woodbury FRANZCOG
Duration - 8h 37m.
Author - Helena Popovic.
Narrator - Ella Watson-Russell.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2011 Helen Popovic ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Helena Popovic
Ella Watson-Russell
Spineless Wonders Audio
English Audiobooks
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Description:
What happens when life throws together a busy, enthusiastic, doctor-daughter and her bereaved, disenchanted, dependent father? What happens when science meets stubbornness and a parent needs parenting? Following her mother’s death, Dr Helena Popovic puts her medical training and beliefs to the test when she becomes the carer for her elderly father, who has encroaching dementia. A passionate medical practitioner and international speaker, Helena finds herself living out everything she preached. This moving story is part personal diary, part scientific treatise and part practical guide, woven together with humorous anecdotes. Above all, it’s an inspiring account of a daughter in search of her father: the man beyond the grief, despair, depression and dementia. This timeless book deals with a complex issue many of us will need to face: how best to care for elderly parents or loved ones who can no longer care for themselves. What do those in our care most need from us? Are there steps we can take to defy dementia and build a better brain? Are we able to sharpen our intellect, tap into brain potential we never knew we had, and prevent the cognitive decline most of us believe is inevitable with ageing? The answer is an unequivocal YES! Facts inform but stories transform. The facts in this book will change your thinking – the story in this book will change your life. ‘Who would have thought that dementia could be such an adventure—that adventure, in fact, prevents dementia!’ Dr Sarah Woodbury FRANZCOG Duration - 8h 37m. Author - Helena Popovic. Narrator - Ella Watson-Russell. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2011 Helen Popovic ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Foreword
Duration:00:03:20
Dedication
Duration:00:00:23
Epigraph
Duration:00:00:38
Ch1 Intention
Duration:00:05:31
Ch 2 Luck
Duration:00:09:36
Ch 3 Tunnel Vision
Duration:00:02:09
Ch 4 Sentence
Duration:00:05:56
Ch 5 Paradigms
Duration:00:07:28
Ch 6 Kaleidoscope
Duration:00:04:54
Ch 7 Denunciation
Duration:00:03:43
Ch 8 Loss
Duration:00:03:05
Ch 9 Silence
Duration:00:03:14
Ch 10 Aftershock
Duration:00:01:04
Ch 11 Mess
Duration:00:03:02
Ch 12 Labels
Duration:00:04:28
Ch 13 Wedding
Duration:00:03:31
Ch 14 Perplexity
Duration:00:07:55
Ch 15 Ironing
Duration:00:03:09
Ch 16 Neuroplasticity
Duration:00:04:28
Ch 17 Inspiration
Duration:00:03:48
Ch 18 Threshold
Duration:00:02:10
Ch 19 Boat
Duration:00:10:23
Ch 20 Nature
Duration:00:03:12
Ch 21 Train Window
Duration:00:07:32
Ch 22 Witness
Duration:00:01:54
Ch 23 Expectations
Duration:00:11:21
Ch 24 Research
Duration:00:02:03
Ch 25 Basics
Duration:00:06:33
Ch 26 Assumptions
Duration:00:05:07
Ch 27 Progress
Duration:00:04:12
Ch 28 Seesaw
Duration:00:05:16
Ch 29 Focus
Duration:00:05:35
Ch 30 Revelation
Duration:00:01:54
Ch 31 Charmed Life
Duration:00:04:15
Ch 32 BEEP
Duration:00:06:21
Ch 33 Beans
Duration:00:04:29
Ch 34 Commands
Duration:00:06:09
Ch 35 Curiosity
Duration:00:08:55
Ch 36 Connection
Duration:00:09:21
Ch 37 Reality Check
Duration:00:03:24
Ch 38 Espionage
Duration:00:02:42
Ch 39 O Brother
Duration:00:06:44
Ch 40 Wonderland
Duration:00:03:36
Ch 41 SOS
Duration:00:04:56
Ch 42 Pomegranates
Duration:00:04:22
Ch 43 Packing
Duration:00:04:59
Ch 44 Tears
Duration:00:04:55
Ch 45 Boundaries
Duration:00:04:06
Ch 46 Jackfruit
Duration:00:03:10
Ch 47 Contribution
Duration:00:06:31
Ch 48 Community
Duration:00:03:03
Ch 49 Appreciation
Duration:00:02:42
Ch 50 Panacea
Duration:00:09:31
Ch 51 Table Tennis
Duration:00:01:42
Ch 52 Ally
Duration:00:02:24
Ch 53 Triumph
Duration:00:01:48
Ch 54 Night Cap
Duration:00:01:57
Ch 55 Juggling
Duration:00:10:54
Ch 56 Eggs
Duration:00:04:26
Ch 57 Ambidexterity
Duration:00:02:27
Ch 58 Stillness
Duration:00:08:27
Ch 59 Meditation
Duration:00:06:26
Ch 60 sleep
Duration:00:02:55
Ch 61 Afternoon Nap
Duration:00:03:24
Ch 62 Recharging
Duration:00:01:40
Ch 63 Alcohol
Duration:00:05:48
Ch 64 Arsenic
Duration:00:04:15
Ch 65 Walnuts
Duration:00:06:53
Ch 66 Attitude
Duration:00:05:34
Ch 67 Gratitude
Duration:00:05:11
Ch 68 Three Strikes
Duration:00:03:31
Ch 69 Imagination
Duration:00:04:55
Ch 70 Perfect Practice
Duration:00:04:27
Ch 71 Dry Cleaning
Duration:00:06:22
Ch 72 Titanium
Duration:00:04:29
Ch 73 Packing Take 2
Duration:00:02:38
Ch 74 Calendar
Duration:00:02:57
Ch 75 Excitment
Duration:00:03:59
Ch 76 Passport
Duration:00:10:38
Ch 77 Unravelling
Duration:00:05:01
Ch 78 Meltdown
Duration:00:15:17
Ch 79 Responsibility
Duration:00:12:30
Ch 80 Chick Magnet
Duration:00:03:13
Ch 81 Packing Take 3
Duration:00:01:49
Ch 82 Bon Voyage
Duration:00:02:58
Ch 83 Respite
Duration:00:02:24
Ch 84 Freedom
Duration:00:06:30
Ch 85 Internal Affairs
Duration:00:05:18
Ch 86 Initiation
Duration:00:06:11
Ch 87 Irony
Duration:00:01:33
Ch 88 Beauty Secrets
Duration:00:00:59
Ch 89 Personal Touch
Duration:00:00:56
Ch 90 Priorities
Duration:00:05:01
Ch 91 Support
Duration:00:02:08
Ch 92 Listening
Duration:00:01:25
Ch 93 Patience
Duration:00:03:52
Ch 94 Stalker
Duration:00:03:13
Ch 95 Rescue
Duration:00:03:37
Ch 96 Sharing
Duration:00:02:20
Ch 97 Revolving Door
Duration:00:04:29
Ch 98 Pin Up Girl
Duration:00:09:31
Ch 99 Backtrack
Duration:00:02:45
Ch 100 Joy
Duration:00:06:44
Ch 101 In His Words
Duration:00:13:43
Ch 102 Fragments
Duration:00:02:04
Ch 103 Brthday
Duration:00:05:16
Ch 104 Whirlwind
Duration:00:03:05
Ch 105 Divine Retribution
Duration:00:03:02
Ch 106 Soul Searching
Duration:00:02:05
Ch 107 Packing Take 4
Duration:00:03:04
About the Author
Duration:00:02:21
End Credits
Duration:00:00:28