The Reluctant Caregivers: Learning to Care for a Loved One with Alzheimer's

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Summary: So very helpful---and comforting! There is HOPE!
Review: Anne Hendershott has offered a lifeline to all those who either care for, or know anyone associated with, this horrible disease! She gives perspective to the pain by affirming how normal are all of the feelings you have! Anne H. also gives a spiritual, up-lifting, insight how the work--the real work--loving and caring for the loved one with Alzheimer's is! One subtitle sums it up well --- "caring-giving, affirming the soul!" Anne H. sure has mine! And she will for you too if you read her book!

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Summary: Informative and Personal
Review: Anne Hendershott, a professor who teaches about the sociology of aging, found herself unprepared for the challenge of caring for a mother-in-law with Alzheimer's. Combining the personal experience of a caregiver, who had a family and career as well, with the knowledge of a professional, this book can be very helpful to others who reluctantly find themselves in the role of caregiver. Practical information and tips from lessons learned in that role are shared along with this personal caregiving journey. A helpful appendix includes facts about organizations and selected Web sites, and a biblographic essay shares information about helpful books....