When Life Hands You Alzheimer's, Make Aprons!
When Life Hands You Alzheimer's, Make Aprons!

Author: Gwen O'Leary

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-04-29

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1456750399

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Alzheimer's is a disease that afflicts all gender, race, social, and economic classes. It incapacitates the brain of one family member, while holding other family members hostage in a montage of caregiving responsibilities. Many families are ripped apart as they struggle with the decisions of how to manage their loved one's care. Our family was lucky. The disease that fractured our mother, brought our family together. While watching my mother suffer from this hideous disease, I discovered Alzheimer's offered strange gifts. During amazing events in a journey that ended in death, Alzheimer's became an unusual comrade. I found myself in a love/hate relationship with a disease that allowed me to love my mother before Alzheimer's took her away from me. ______Gwen O'Leary For more stories and information, visit the author at: alzheimerhumor.blogspot.com Or email the author at: [email protected]

Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's
Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's

Author: Lauren Kessler

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-05-31

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1101215461

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"An excellent book…an emotional and ruminative anchor...She leaves her readers with hope.”-- San Francisco Chronicle One journalist's riveting and surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches view of Alzheimer's Nearly five million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's. Like many children of Alzheimer's sufferers, Lauren Kessler, an accomplished journalist, was devastated by the disease that seemed to erase her mother's identity even before claiming her life. But suppose people with Alzheimer's are not slates wiped blank. Suppose they experience friendship and loss, romance and jealousy, joy and sorrow? To better understand this debilitating condition, Kessler enlists as a bottom-of-the-rung caregiver at an Alzheimer's facility and learns lessons that challenge what we think we know about the disease. A compelling, clear-eyed, and emotionally resonant narrative, Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's offers a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach us and a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love. Previously published as Dancing With Rose.

Alzheimer's 101 Chain of Peculiarities
Alzheimer's 101 Chain of Peculiarities

Author: Diana Bradshaw

Publisher: ..

Published: 2012-07-19

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0985662212

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The author portrays the main character Ruth, a mother of four, who by the strength of God became a caregiver for her mother-in-law Naomi, who developed Alzheimer's disease. I had pen and paper with me daily taking notes and filing into "my" notebook, everything unique about Naomi's character and lifestyle that transpired. This book is compiled from seven years of documented events and 101 observed peculiarities that distinctly reveal the escalation of this disease. I included actual photos and hand drawings, along with highly beneficial research, tips and methods used for problem resolving. All of Naomi's words were written exactly as she spoke them. After Naomi's spirit went to heaven, I became the caregiver for my own mother, also in our home for an additional six years. God instructs us to take care of our parents, if we are able. His written Word enabled me to overcome my darkest hours, and became my daily strength. This book would not be complete without the Word of God, thus I have added Bible scriptures throughout.

A Beautiful Life Cut Short by Early Onset Alzheimer's
A Beautiful Life Cut Short by Early Onset Alzheimer's

Author: Denver D. Smith

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 1490747834

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"Marcia and I were married September 30, 1994, and were together nineteen years and four days when she passed away October 2013. She was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's in 2000, when she was only forty-nine years of age. I was Marcia's 24-7 caregiver from 2007 until her passing. This was the second marriage for us both, and we were a textbook example of how a happy life together should be. We lived in a small community on Lake Oliver, directly across the lake from Columbus, Georgia. I am retired and am writing this book based on the personal experience of having watched the thirteen years of progression of Alzheimer's disease and how it changed a beautiful, vibrant lady to the shell of what she once was when she passed from this earth. Having to watch someone you love dearly die a day at a time, with the only thing that can be done is keeping them comfortable, is a very excruciating experience, and hopefully, reading our journey through this progression will help others who have a loved one with this disease understand what the future holds for them and their loved one"--Page 4 of cover.

Make 1-Weekend Gifts
Make 1-Weekend Gifts

Author: C&T Publishing

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2022-03-25

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1644032341

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Create charming gifts in just one-weekend! Whip up something sweet and thoughtful in just the span of a weekend! Bring a personal touch to any gift or home accessory with this collection of charming and fun projects. Projects are versatile and fun from the simple yet cherishable (cards, gift card holder) to little personal accessories, thoughtful gifts for outdoor adventures, home decor, and kitchen gifts for your favorite hosts. What can you make in one weekend? 20+ project ideas for thoughtful handmade gifts Includes personalized and outdoor accessories, cards, banners, kitchen items, and more Bring a personal touch to any gift or home accessory

Three Willows
Three Willows

Author: Frances Drake

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1644586223

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At sixteen, Alexandra Chenard gave birth to a baby she desperately wanted to keep but was never allowed even to see. Nine years later, she has strong reasons for finding the adopted child, but her search has led from one roadblock to another, and it appears that her father, a powerful U. S. senator, is the reason. One person can help, Alex's beloved grandmother, Rose. But Rose has suddenly died. When Alex travels from her home in France to America to attend the funeral, her life is turned upside down. Finding she must care for her now ill grandfather, Alex is also asked to manage Three Willows, the family estate. No problem . . . until she realizes she must work alongside Shay Colton, the father of her child and the only man Alex has ever loved, but who is now engaged to another and will barely give Alex the time of day. Making everything more difficult is the continual interference of Alex's parents. Fortunately, childhood pal Justin Hathaway shows up, offering Alex friendship . . . and possibly more. Still clinging to the dream of finding her little girl, Alex begins to regain control of her life. But then, a staggering secret comes to light and Alex learns she's been terribly betrayed by nearly everyone she loves. In a single moment, a simple truth has torn her world apart. Or has it? Could a heartbreaking secret also contain a hidden blessing? And if so, will it be enough to bring Alex to a place of forgiveness? Readers of Three Willows will be entertained and touched by a story that crosses generations and weaves family, friendship, romance, and betrayal into an uplifting message of love and the healing power of forgiveness.

Death, Diamonds, and Freezer Burn
Death, Diamonds, and Freezer Burn

Author: Tricia L. Sanders

Publisher: Tricia L Sanders

Published: 2023-11-11

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1962175049

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An unwelcome visitor, an unrequited love, and a dead body create chaos in a middle-aged woman's plan for a productive summer. Despite a looming divorce, an empty checkbook, and a struggling cleaning business, Cece Cavanaugh is determined to land on her own two feet. Adamant about staying a safe distance from the handsome detective who has her fantasizing about violating the morals clause in her prenuptial agreement, Cece dives headlong into her work. Even though she has no free time to spare, Cece finds herself guilted into cleaning a hoarder's home. Her discoveries in the condemned house are too shocking to ignore. Diamond-laden pachyderms, a secret cache of money, and a dead body lure Cece into launching an investigation that places her in direct contact with the one person she's desperate to avoid--hunky Detective Case Alder. With clues in hand, Cece runs down leads and eliminates suspects one by one. Her conclusion and brave accusation put a friend's life in peril forcing Cece to hatch a plan to outsmart the killer. A daring move could either save Cece and her friend or lead to their demise.

Flying To The Moon: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Alzheimer's
Flying To The Moon: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Alzheimer's

Author: Jennifer Blackmore

Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.

Published: 2012-07-15

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1621414078

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FLYING TO THE MOON: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Alzheimer's tells of the enduring devotion of a daughter and her beloved mother, their lives imperiled by an abusive marriage and a debilitating disease. As Ivy's awareness diminishes and Jennifer's marriage unravels, they come together to embrace a new reality accentuated by poetry, piano duets and their celebration of the nonsensical. Once a self-reliant single mother in control of her life, Jennifer returns to her art and discovers a newfound confidence and direction, her mother resolute in support despite the ravages of Alzheimer's. Set in vibrant, multicultural Miami, this affectionate account of a mother and her daughter's journey touches on universal themes of loss, survival and empowerment. Poignant, honest and inspiring, Flying to the Moon offers hope to everyone affected in some way by this tragic affliction.

Undefeated Innocence
Undefeated Innocence

Author: Cheryl Crofoot Knapp

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1512778974

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Do you wonder where God is in Alzheimer's? Are you searching for hope in caregiving? I searched too--I lost both of my parents to Alzheimer's. They were its innocent victims. Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer's can be painfully brutal. We know how it ends. There is no cure. It doesn't get better. But I learned that we don't have to be defeated by it. And there is much grace and collateral beauty to be found in the journey. From broken memories to broken bones, Alzheimers catalyzed terror and defeat in my family. My parents were terrorized by the scrambling of their minds. We who loved them had to suffocate our feelings of defeat as they returned to innocence. As a caregiver, God allowed me to share in my parents passages back to undefeated innocence. I gained loving moments that I would have missed if I hadnt been involved and if I hadnt taken up the proper vantage point to see them. Undefeated Innocence offers hope to caregivers by weaving poignant personal experiences, humor, and biblical stories with a study of the Beatitudes. It answers Where is God? in Alzheimers. It confirms that caregiving experiences are abnormally normal, and its okay to store toothpaste in an underwear drawer. Undefeated Innocence reveals Gods grace through the storms and affirms that caregivers are not alone in wondering if life can return to a place of peace.