Learning to float
Subtitle: memoir of a caregiver-husband
By: Allan Ament
Publisher: Booktrope Editions
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Seattle, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781620156216
Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease; Patients; Care; Caregivers; Family relationships; Caregivers' writings, American; Male caregivers; Apoplectiques; Soins; Aidants naturels; Relations familiales; Écrits d'aidants naturels américains; Aidants naturels masculins
Description: Allan and Deloris Ament's lives take a dramatic turn when Deloris suffers a debilitating stroke. No longer equal partners in marriage, Allan becomes Deloris's primary caregiver, responsible for maintaining their household and her well-being. Learning to Float describes Allan's transformation from a criminal defense attorney to a compassionate, emotionally vulnerable caregiver. Drawing on contemporaneously written emails and private journal entries, Ament unflinchingly exposes his emotional, mental, and physical ups and downs, consistently focusing on the love, humor, and opportunities for personal and spiritual growth he experiences on this journey. Anyone with the possibility of becoming a caregiver for a loved one, now or in the future, will benefit from the insights Ament shares. Everyone will be buoyed by the love Allan and Deloris share as they face their new normal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.