Love in the land of dementia
Subtitle: finding hope in the caregiver's journey
By: Deborah Shouse
Publisher: Central Recovery Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781937612498
Subjects: Mental health; Biography; Family relationships; Mothers and daughters; Patients; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers
Description: Shouse celebrates spiritual and practical lessons learned on her unplanned, unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer's disease. Against all odds, the love her parents shared proved it couldn't be broken, not even when memory and identity were all but gone.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179).
Table of contents: title: Confusion : the early stages, 1997-1998; title: The stranger who used to be my mother: 1999; title: Hanging on to what is left: spring 2000-2001; title: Fight and surrender: 2002-2003; title: Celebrating who she was: February to December 2004; title: After; title: Patching up the losses: seeking solace after mom's death; title: Taking care of yourself: a caregiver's guide; title: Resources.