{"product_id":"9781480977303","title":"The Mental Intruder: A personal Story about Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people have a tendency to ignore or exclude from their lives people who have \u003cem\u003edementia and Alzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e. They only include people who are suitable to their own lifestyle. This, after all, is the social norm. However, have you ever thought what it is like to be taken over by \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we pause and think about the above questions and try to find answers that cannot be found, we can begin to understand the distorted world of \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e victims—their experiences, and their feelings in their isolated world. Only then, can we relate better to their environment. Only then, we can understand the difficulties that are facing them daily, as they strive to show others that they are still normal people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By reading Dr. Niki Karavasilis’ book, \u003cem\u003eThe Mental Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e, you will begin to understand the experiences of one person, Soula, her dearest friend, who taught her so much about her disease before she entered in her own world of \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Karavasilis, too, was very ignorant of people with \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e and ignored them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Karavasilis wrote this book to learn about \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e and to inform others about this fast-growing disease. She would also like to inform others that the stigma attached to this disease is unjust. We have stigmatized this disease as something bad and overpowering. It is a disease that is growing very fast in all the corners of the world. The clinical symptoms of \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e are apparent, but the cure is a long way from being discovered. For now, the only thing that we can do is to wait and show compassion and love to the persons who have \u003cem\u003eAlzheimer’s\u003c\/em\u003e and give support to the caregiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the scientists find the cure for this horrific disease? Nobody knows, but there is hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Niki Karavasilis, a professor of foreign languages, was born in Greece and educated in the United States. Fluent in many languages, she taught for thirty-five years at high school and college levels in Athens, Greece, and at several universities in New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Karavasilis was the founder of the workshops in New Hampshire: \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Excellence in Teaching Foreign Languages\u003c\/em\u003e, the president of IBI (International Business Institute) in New England, Chairman of Foreign Languages, Examiner of Foreign Languages for the State of NH, Director of Cultural Heritage Alliance for European Exchange programs in Europe, and visiting professor at the University of Moscow, Madrid, Athens, and Cairo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA member of numerous honor societies, Dr. Karavasilis was selected for \u003cem\u003eWho’s Who in America \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWho’s Who in the East\u003c\/em\u003e for her outstanding achievements in the teaching profession. She was commended for her efforts in promoting the study of foreign languages by the Consul General of Spain in Boston, Andres Drake, and President Ronald Reagan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon her retirement, Dr. Karavasilis became an author and a lecturer on Greek politics and culture. She is the author of: \u003cem\u003eScattered Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Abducted Greek Children of the Communists: Paidomazoma\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReaching America\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Whispering Voices of Smyrna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eΟι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journey of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShattered Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Mental Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032399167728,"sku":"9781480977303","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480977303_p0.jpg?v=1763621411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480977303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}