Alzheimer's: Up Close and Personal: A Journal of Experiences, Concerns and Thoughts

It’s easy to see when you know what you’re looking at. The author simply could not understand why her husband’s behavior was becoming so unusual. She soon found out the changes were not by choice. She was looking at the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This book contains excerpts of journals kept after she understood life would never be the same. The journals were used to record changes in her husband’s behavior and to record daily thoughts and concerns. If you are going through this experience with a loved one, you will be familiar with some of the situations described. If you have never experienced Alzheimer’s disease up close and personal, this book will give you some insight as to how this disease can cause major changes in the lives of those affected. The changes are gradual, like daylight changing to darkness, and like seasons changing from spring to winter, then back to spring again. Read more