My Heart in a Million Pieces: A Caregiver's Struggle with Alzheimer's Disease

by Cathy Rm

"I have heard it said that when someone you love dies from Alzheimer's disease, it is like losing that person twice. I disagree. I feel that you lose that person at least a million times. Every time my father failed to recognize me, my husband, or my children, I lost him. Every time I had to redirect his attention to keep him from hurting himself, I lost him. Every time I had to guide his hand to his mouth so that he could eat, I lost him. Every time he lashed out at me because he was frightened, I lost him. When he forgot how to use the bathroom by himself, I lost him. Every single time Alzheimer's claimed a piece of my father's memory, I lost a piece of him."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530233062
• ISBN13: 9781530233069
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"