Love Never Sleeps

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Summary: Personal view
Review: I'm about 1/2 way through the book. It has been quite revealing insofar as it shares much of what a family goes through with Alzheimers that the rest of us never really know or appreciate. I've learned a lot and I think this knowledge will help me deal with family members better.
The only negative thing I have to say is that it seems to show a bit much that there was some resentment towards other family members regarding the care of the mother. I'm not sure that belongs in the book (jury is still out.)
It is well written and flows in a natural way. I'm enjoying it.

Rating:
Summary: Personal view
Review: I'm about 1/2 way through the book. It has been quite revealing insofar as it shares much of what a family goes through with Alzheimers that the rest of us never really know or appreciate. I've learned a lot and I think this knowledge will help me deal with family members better.
The only negative thing I have to say is that it seems to show a bit much that there was some resentment towards other family members regarding the care of the mother. I'm not sure that belongs in the book (jury is still out.)
It is well written and flows in a natural way. I'm enjoying it.

Rating:
Summary: Priceless Experience that can be a Great Benefit to All....
Review: Love Never Sleeps is informative, honest and written with wonderful real-life experiences from the caregiver perspective. As a caregiver myself, I've experienced very similar events while caring for my grandmother and I wish this book would have been out years ago. You can find reference books on Alzheimer's but this is one of the few that tells it like it is... and gives suggestions and ideas as to how to work with some of the issues that you may encounter. Living with Alzheimer's is unpredictable and this book shares the real-life side of some of the things you may experience. We have another family member with Alzheimer's at this time and out of all the material I've read from the onset of my grandmother's illness in 1998 to her death in 2000 as well as research to date, this is by far the most informative and helpful. Mary, Sally and Mary Belle have shared a priceless experience that can be a great benefit to all who are involved in anyway with an individual that is experiencing Alzheimer's. Wonderful toolkit and a must read for family and caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients.

Kudos Mary, Sally and Mary Belle - Thank you for this enlightening work!!!

Rating:
Summary: Priceless Experience that can be a Great Benefit to All....
Review: Love Never Sleeps is informative, honest and written with wonderful real-life experiences from the caregiver perspective. As a caregiver myself, I've experienced very similar events while caring for my grandmother and I wish this book would have been out years ago. You can find reference books on Alzheimer's but this is one of the few that tells it like it is... and gives suggestions and ideas as to how to work with some of the issues that you may encounter. Living with Alzheimer's is unpredictable and this book shares the real-life side of some of the things you may experience. We have another family member with Alzheimer's at this time and out of all the material I've read from the onset of my grandmother's illness in 1998 to her death in 2000 as well as research to date, this is by far the most informative and helpful. Mary, Sally and Mary Belle have shared a priceless experience that can be a great benefit to all who are involved in anyway with an individual that is experiencing Alzheimer's. Wonderful toolkit and a must read for family and caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients.

Kudos Mary, Sally and Mary Belle - Thank you for this enlightening work!!!

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Summary: An invaluble guide for caregivers....
Review: Mary Summer Rain & Sally's personel journey through the process of caring for Sally's terminally ill Mother at home was written with much honesty and integrity.It was a very emotional book,and I had to stop several times and cry.
This book was very resourcful,and was written for caregivers of people afflicted with Alzhiemers.Although I can say from personal experience it applied to other terminal diseaces as well.Apparently not enough information was written for "caregivers"So Mary wrote about the different stages of this disease,and the various symptoms and behaviors associated with them based on examples from thier journey with Sally's Mom.
This was done in a very dignified manor.With Much love and respect,yet didnt sugar coat it.People need to know the REALITY of what its like to live with and care for another with this affliction.This book is a wonderful giveaway and a gift of gold for someone living through this.

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Summary: An invaluble guide for caregivers....
Review: This book is full of amazing factual and spiritual insight into caring for someone who has Alzheimer's disease. If you are an at-home caregiver for a loved one afflicted with Alzheimer's, you will find a wellspring of ideas and real life experiences to draw on here. It is truly an invaluble guide for caregivers.