Sanbar Llc

Dr. Sandy Sanbar is publishing the 3rd Edition of the book YOUTH TO ELDERLY & ALZHEIMER'S: Sex, Intimacy, Love and Romance in Elderly & Alzheimer's, NEW CHAPTERS: Pre-Alzheimer’s; The MIND Diet; Exercise and Physical Activity, Driving, Gambling, Alcohol, Cannabis (Marijuana), Opioids and COBID-19 in Elderly © Sanbar LLC Publication, 2020 This book is a must read for all adults, especially family and caregivers of the elderly and Alzheimer's sufferers. Life’s journey is exemplified with love, passion, intimacy and romance from childhood to adulthood. The heartwarming and heartbreaking stories compiled in this book demonstrate the capability of elderly people to experience enjoyable, exhilarating, romantic and gratifying sexual activity, intimacy and love. In the homes of elderly people and in the rooms of adult care centers and nursing homes also lurk hidden tales of sex, intimacy, love, romance, abuse, gambling and drugs among seniors and sufferers of dementia caused by debilitating brain illnesses, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. It portrays the grief for the tragic loss of a loved spouse or partner, the bitter separation of lifetime partners, the loneliness of the surviving spouse, the exasperation of devoted caregivers, the lack of sex policies in nursing homes and the loss of privacy and confidentiality of the elderly and Alzheimer’s sufferers. The behind the scene stories depict the desires, failures, fragilities, grief, loneliness, depression, addictions to gambling and drugs that make the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimer’s the people they are. In environments where seniors remain at their most vulnerable, other brain conditions manifest themselves the strongest, including chronic depression, prolonged grief and loneliness, inappropriate sexual behavior, compulsive gambling, use of alcohol, marijuana and opioids, financial disaster and death.