Caregivers often want to know: how do you know what your loved one is feeling and experiencing as they progress in the disease? No one can truly empathize with any situation without having been there themselves. Even then, each person handles life differently. Perhaps the best way to try to understand how your loved one is feeling is to read what several people with Alzheimer’s disease have written and published to educate those who want to know.
These books walk you through their personal journeys. It can be heart-wrenching to read about the devastating things they go through, but it is good for learning and understanding. Reading these books may bring out many of your own emotions, but it may also help you know how your loved one feels.
- Living In The Labyrinth: A Personal Journey Through the Maze of Alzheimer’s
by Diana Friel McGowin
Copyright 1993, Dell Publishing/ Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Show Me The Way To Go Home
by Larry Rose
Copyright 1996, Elder Books, Forest Knolls, California
You can find these books at your nearest Alzheimer’s Association or at any bookstore or online book source.
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