Informative Novel about Family Caregiving
I lived the dementia caregiver’s journey. When it was time to write about it after my father’s death from Alzheimer’s disease, I chose the Fiction genre, rather than Non-Fiction. That’s what worked for me, and I am pleased that it also worked for readers. This review warmed my heart as it was exactly what I was hoping for.
The story-telling format is a gentle way to learn about symptoms and progression of this eventually terminal ailment. Most revealing were the passages depicting Colleen’s exchanges within her caregiver support group. This technique allows the author to educate her readers about the varied behavioral challenges faced by the patient and sometimes not-so-patient caregivers.
The author also manages, through well-written dialogues with Colleen’s siblings and her best friend, to do a lot of teaching without overwhelming technical medical jargon or lecturing.
This novel is a tender one about a family who manages to help their father maintain his dignity throughout a grueling and heartbreaking journey. – Elaine H., British Columbia, CANADA
Requiem for the Status Quo, available on Amazon or wherever you buy your books.
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October 13, 2023 at 5:05 am
[…] for my father who died from Alzheimer’s disease on October 13th, 2007. As is indicated in my previous post, I didn’t want to write about my experience, but I couldn’t help but do so in my effort […]
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