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Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease, robbing its victims of so much of themselves before the end. For caregivers facing this disease, a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can sound like the ultimate tragedy, the disease that will rob us of our loved one by inches. It doesn’t have to be. While Alzheimer’s and related dementias are serious and not easily understood diseases, a new guide can help families negotiate the difficult scientific, emotional, and practical issu… More >>
Forgetting The Memories: A Caregiver’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease
Tags: Alzheimer's, Caregiver's, disease, Forgetting, Journey, Memories, Through
Two questions were posed by my mother about two years apart: 1) Have I ever been declared mentally incompetent? 2) I am forgetting, help me to remember. Both bring tears to my eyes. Learning to “care about” as well as “take care of” is a key in the book was different as a daughter than as a professional who works with this population. Anticipatory grief “grieving for the living” is difficult. How many times can you say “Good-bye?” I loke a quote in the latter pages–”Gain reasonable knowledge and put forth reasonable effort.” We can’t fix tis disease, we can only be present which transcends the body to reach the soul. Read this book and share it with others.
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