pickI have been trying to read as much as I can about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer‘s and Dementia. Volunteering in Hospice, and working a for few months in home health has taught me a lot. My father and step-mom both have Alzheimer‘s, so these books are very helpful but it‘s still hard. This book discusses some history of mental illness and its institutions, and stories of loved ones who have had these diseases. It discusses the⬇️
JenniferEgnor problems with funding, visibility and compassion. It also discusses the ongoing search for a cure. The author lays out her own plans should this happen to her, as it did her mother. Unfortunately, as of now, there is no medically assisted death available for Alzheimer‘s and Dementia, given the requirements the diseases fail to meet along timelines and cognition. For me, that is what I would want; just to check out and call it a night, by any⬇️ 10mo
JenniferEgnor means within my availability. I don‘t want to exist as a shell, the real me being lost forever. If you are looking for a book about caregiving, this isn‘t it, though it is educational and worth reading. Shown: my husband and I with my father and step-mom, last weekend. She told me her grandmother was 200 years old; she gave the cat human cereal with milk in a bowl instead of her cat food; and we saw banana peels that my father placed inside⬇️ (edited) 10mo
JenniferEgnor the storm door frame. You don‘t know what the next moments might bring; you just have to go with it and love them through it. 10mo
TieDyeDude ❤ It is great that you work in home health, but it must be tough having to “bring your work home,“ for lack of a better term. I'm glad you were able to get something out of this book. 10mo
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