Böcker av Tom Connolly

“The TLC Story – Mild Dementia.  A Guide for Caregivers of Loved Ones in the Mild Stage of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Diseases.” by Tom Connolly"TLC" is a common language abbreviation for Tender Loving Care. It is also the monogram for Tom (the caregiver) and Laura (the loved one living with dementia) Connolly. Giving TLC is the minimum that a loved one living with dementia needs and deserves. This book will guide the new caregiver through the mild dementia journey. It provides an overview of dementia diseases, dispels common myths, tells what is dementia and what is not. It covers the plethora of early warning signs, advises how to complete a “do it yourself” diagnosis, instructs how to obtain a professional diagnosis, and how to communicate the diagnosis to the loved one, to family, and to friends. The book clearly explains the right to personal privacy and the right to exercise denial. Highly important advance planning is covered in detail as well as a multitude of tips and recommendations to achieve the goal of providing tender loving care to the loved one. An action plan to guide the caregiver as he or she goes forward is clearly stated. This book is a powerhouse of useful guidance and advice for caregivers who provide care for their loved one in the mild stage of Alzheimer's and other related dementia diseases.

Tom Connolly's dazzling new novel is a funny, turbulent and heartfelt study of male relationships. It is April in Manhattan and the destinies of four very different men are about to collide. Nineteen-year-old Finn has just arrived in New York City with his irrepressible girlfriend, determined to even the score with his older brother Jack for abandoning him in the aftermath of their parents' deaths. Across town, successful gallery owner Leo is haunted by loneliness, unsettled by the contrast between his life and that of his brother-in-law and oldest friend William, who is enviably content in his faith and his marriage. When Finn wanders into Leo's gallery, a series of unexpected and interconnected events unfold, changing the lives of all four men forever. Beautifully orchestrated and richly comic, Men Like Air is an uplifting story of growth and renewal, mapping the complex workings of the human heart across the streets of New York City.

The inside story of a lifetime spent fighting crime, from local Garda in Kildare to Detective Superintendent, tackling everything from small local crimes to major national and international investigations.

Ellis is obsessed by the spiders that inhabit the crumbling house where he lives with his dad, his older sister and Great-aunt Mafi -- and also by a need to find out more about his mother, whose death overshadows the family's otherwise happy existence. He is a sensitive soul; awkward and out of place most of the time but funny, too, and with an embarrassing habit of speaking his thoughts aloud, whatever the company.From early attempts at relationships, to unskilled jobs, flatshares and drug-addled nights on the beach, Ellis muddles his way towards adulthood. What endures is the strength of his bond with his dad, Denny, and his affectionate relationship with his intrepid sister, who turns up whenever he needs her -- a new boyfriend in tow every time. The family banter is Ellis's lifeline and a counterpoint to the constant heartache of his desire to know something -- anything -- about his mother. Meanwhile Denny, an ex-Merchant Navy man, bottles up his grief at the loss of his wife, refusing to talk about her.