It is pure torture to watch a loved one slowly lose everything and know there is nothing that can be done for them. It is so important to reassure your loved ones during the early stages of this disease. The more worked up they get, the more inept and useless they feel. Nobody should feel this way, especially those in the early stages of dementia. It's not easy to be patient under normal circumstances. It's even harder the fifteenth time you're looking for a cell phone or car keys. You must force yourself to always ...
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It is pure torture to watch a loved one slowly lose everything and know there is nothing that can be done for them. It is so important to reassure your loved ones during the early stages of this disease. The more worked up they get, the more inept and useless they feel. Nobody should feel this way, especially those in the early stages of dementia. It's not easy to be patient under normal circumstances. It's even harder the fifteenth time you're looking for a cell phone or car keys. You must force yourself to always exercise patience. If finding their phone is important to them, then it should be important to you. Telling them not to worry about it, or it'll show up, doesn't help at all. You might as well be talking to a wall. Finding a lost item will become a fixation for them. Drop whatever you're doing and find the item. Be sure to include them in your search. Chances are they're going to follow you around anyway. This is a memoir of my journey caring for two loved ones, and experiencing the loss of a third loved one to this terrible disease. Witness with me, up-close and personal, the different stages of dementia- from early signs, diagnoses, progression, and finally the heart wrenching end. Learn from my experiences to identify the early symptoms sooner. And, more importantly, learn how to care for your loved one so that they never walk alone...
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They Walk Alone by Bob Kern is a memoir detailing his experiences caring for several loved ones with dementia. This is a personal story that will undoubtedly leave you on the edge of tears, if not crying. So be warned, this story is deeply emotional, but within these pages Bob Kern is also able to inform and educate others that are caring for a loved one with dementia.
They Walk Alone is striking in it's ability to vividly paint the picture of Mamaw. I felt as if I was with the family, living the moments of joy and heartache. I don't have a loved one with dementia, but this novel was able to enlighten me and now I am able to appreciate the difficulties one faces when caring for someone with this terrible disease.
Dementia transforms the person you knew. Bob Kern captures that slow transformation eloquently and with warm sentiment. I could feel the love and I could feel the pain, and I appreciated how open and honest this book was. The stories shared throughout the book were stories we could all relate to, they were of people we all probably know, and this is what makes the book so sad. We can see in Mamaw our own grandmother.
They Walk Alone is a touching story about Bob Kern's journey tending to loved ones diagnosed with dementia. He even details the loss of someone suffering from dementia. Readers get a personal account of Bob's life as he moves through the different stages of dementia. If you enjoy true, honest, and impassioned stories that are also informative then this book is perfect for you.
