Lydia Burdick works as a marketing and product development consultant in New York City. She created and used this book while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease.
"A wonderful way to engage with a memory-impaired adult"--Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine"Reviews" (01/01/2001)
"Wishing On a Star is not only a book to share with our loved one,
but a gentle educational tool to help all of us in our journey
through the emotional maze [of] Alzheimer's and
dementia."--ElderCare Cafe Blog, http:
//www.eldercarecafe.net/wishing-on-a-star-book-review.html#more-1412"Reviews"
(01/01/2001)
". . . a book especially recommended to for [sic] anyone having to
cope with Alzheimer's, dementia, stroke and other memory-damaging
disorders. With simple, colorful illustrations enhancing a deftly
written, informed and informative text, Lydia Burdick' [sic]
'Wishing On a Star' is thoroughly 'reader friendly' and a fine
addition to any personal or public library collections."--
(01/01/2001)
"I used to buy children's books with big pictures, big words, about
animals for my mother, who has advanced dementia. Now to be able to
have a book with pictures and words with somebody her age sitting
on a chair enjoying the sunset -- it's a really inspired idea."--
(01/01/2001)
"Lydia Burdick's book series is fulfilling an unmet need for
reading materials for older persons with memory problems. Our
research indicates that these are the kinds of reading materials
which these persons may prefer to read at some point in the course
of their condition."-- (01/01/2001)
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