A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzheimer's (Purdue Series on Ageing & Care) (Purdue Series on Ageing & Care)

The Return Journey is the result of Susan Matthews Petrovski's personal journals during her mother's 8-year Alzheimer's journey and her correspondence with other Alzheimer's caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions. These caregivers' stories are an inside view into the lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the Alzheimer's experience. Petrovski examines right and wrong choices, which will help those whose Alzheimer's journey or caregiving journey is just beginning, clearly and wisely explaining that with Alzheimer's there are no "right" ways, no "best" decisions, and no "perfect" answers.** Annotation A Return Journey is truly the author's travels into the world of Alzheimer's. Drawing on her correspondence and conversations with other caregivers, Petrovski provides a unique look at the environment of Alzheimer'sthe afflicted, the affected, the afterthoughts. In the end, she talks of the true survivors left behind to deal with the disease's aftermaththe caregivers. Petrovski describes how caregivers traverse the successes and failures of their journey until they eventually find the best route on the rocky path of helping human beings in the throes of diminishing selfhood. Offering caregivers hope, support, and a sense of oneness, A Return Journey demonstrates that as painful as it is to watch a loved one vanish bit by bit, there is grace and wisdom to be found on the way What choices were right, what choices were wrong, and how can she now help those whose journey is just beginning. She clearly and wisely explains that in Alzheimer's there are no "right" ways, no "best" decisions, no "perfect" answers. The Return Journey is the result of Sue's personal journals during her mother's 8-year illness and her correspondence with other caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions. Their stories provide the reader with an insider's view - lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the experience itself. "In A Return Journey, Petrovski describes how caregivers traverse the successes and failures of their journey, from the early stages to the latter stages, until they eventually find their way on the rocky path of helping human beings in the throes of diminishing selfhood. Offering caregivers hope, support, and a sense of oneness, A Return Journey demonstrates that as painful as it is to watch a loved one vanish bit by bit, there is grace and wisdom to be found on the way."--BOOK JACKET This title is the result of a caregiver's personal journals during her mother's 8-year illness and her correspondence with other caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions. Their stories provide the reader with an insider's view - lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the experience itself. Drawing on her conversations with other caregivers, the author provides a look at the environment of Alzheimer's - the afflicted, the affected, the afterthoughts. She talks of the true survivors left behind to deal with Alzheimer's aftermath once the layers of guilt, grief and fear are peeled away. Sue Matthews Petrovski. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [185]-188). Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.