Please Take Me Home Before Dark: One Family's Journey With Alzheimer's Disease

Please Take Me Home Before Dark: One Family's Journey With Alzheimer's Disease by Mary Pate Yarnell. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781577363897.

More than four million Americans, along with their families and friends, are experiencing what its like to lose the beauty of memory, the self assurance of sound judgment, the “ah-ha” moments of understanding, and the control of body functions over which one has reigned a lifetime. This progressive loss is the heartbreak of Alzheimers disease.Please Take Me Home Before Dark provides inspiration, information, and support to family members and caring professionals of Alzheimers patients (and other forms of dementia). Using a writing style that is warm, yet instructive; serious, though sometimes humorous; and highly personal, yet medically reliable, the authors share their mothers progression through Alzheimers to benefit others facing the same situation. Although intensely personal, the book also magnifies meanings and provides practical help. Each chapter includes a sensitive, poetic introduction; an empathetic and informative description of the Alzheimers process; poignant personal illustrations; and at-a-glance sections to help readers map the patients journey and provide loving care with hope and confidence.