Marie Marley PhD

I was given this book in ebook format in exchange for a review. Since I've had volunteer experience with special training in caring for dementia/Alzheimers patients, I appreciated what this book had to offer. I got caught up in it at the start and found it to be informative, sad, touching, funny and always interesting. Dr. Marley does a great job of relating what it is like to deal with a person who has dementia from the onset until the finale. She showed us it is not an easy job to be the caregiver, but there are ways to deal with it to make things better for the patient as well as the caregiver.

The relationship she had with Ed, her life partner, is shared with us and we soon come to realize that this is a loving relationship. Her commitment to him as he progresses through the different stages of Alzheimers never wavers which is amazing. She also had to change as she learned new ways to deal with him.

I feel this book could be used as a guide in dealing with dementia/Alzheimers patients. It's that good!!… (mere)