Reflections: A Caretaker's Battle with Alzheimer's Disease
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1500978108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 154 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hayes grew up in South Philadelphia in a traditional Catholic Italian neighborhood and went on to attend the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. She currently lives in Bayville, New Jersey, with her husband, Paul.Donna considers her greatest accomplishment to date to be her ability to serve her mother throughout her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. . About the AuthorDonna M. She recounts her trying experience in her inspiring memoir Reflections
And yet, when faced with an insidious enemy—Alzheimer’s—which has set up camp in her mother’s mind, Donna and her brother do just that.Over the eight years that Donna serves as her mother’s caregiver and advocate, she is forced to battle through numerous conflicts on various fronts—including fighting for her own mental and emotional health, her marriage, and her faith in God.In Reflections, Donna offers a candid account of what life is like for the caregiver of someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. She recounts her struggles with guilt, her desperate cries for help, God’s silence, and her loneliness and growing despair. As Donna continues to fight for her mother, while fighting against her mother’s disease, the seed of hope takes root in her heart.Written for caregivers by one who has survived the trenches, Reflections points you to the hope that will guide you through your darkest days.. If you’d told Donna M. But though hers is a story of loss, it is not a tale of woe. Hayes that one day she would drug and kidnap her mother, she wouldn’t have dignified you with a response
Donna M. She currently lives in Bayville, New Jersey, with her husband, Paul.Donna considers her greatest accomplishment to date to be her ability to serve her mother throughout her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. . Hayes grew up in South Philadelphia in a traditional Catholic Italian neighborhood and went on to attend the Philadelphia College of Text
A heartfelt read for anyone who cares deeply for human suffering. Kenneth M. Silver As a close friend of the family, of course, I was very anxious to read Donna's book. As I lived through this caretaking process with Donna the entire time her Mother was ill I thought I knew every nuance of the situation but when I read the book the impact of what was going through Donna's mind ab. tracy s. said is a must read for any caretaker of a loved one suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. This book is a must read for any caretaker of a loved one suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. It is a well written truth about this disease that has no mercy. I spent more than 8 years as a hospice caregiver for people with Alzheimer's and this book is an incredibly honest story of what it is like. "is a must read for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's and anyone who loves that caregiver" according to Harry J. Augensen. This book is a must read for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's and anyone who loves that caregiver. Donna takes the reader through each step of her journey, sharing her experience and how it affected all aspects of her life and the lives of those close to her. She also shares how her