Intimately raw and deeply moving, the author invites you into the heart-wrenching journey of a devoted husband who refuses to let Alzheimer’s seize his wife. With tender vulnerability and unwavering love, he courageously navigates the harrowing twists and turns of this relentless affliction. Witness the extraordinary lengths one man will go to preserve the essence of their once vibrant love, leading readers on a poignant exploration of the human spirit and the infinite power of true companionship. Prepare to be captivated by this profound tale that will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on your soul.

An inside look of what a typical home caregiver husband goes through in his desperate effort to keep his wife with Alzheimer’s “connected”. Readers will witness a hospice home caregiver´s successes and failures as she was in the beginning of the advanced stages, unable to speak.
No one has the “exact key” as to how to respond to Alzheimer’s radical behavioral changes as there are no two profile behavioral changes alike, not even in the same stage of the disease. There isn’t a standard set therapy to apply. Even the stages of Alzheimer’s vary in their characteristics. Only your experiences can be your guide. “What works for me may not work for you.” Alzheimer’s hospice care really begins in your home on the very first day of the diagnosis.

As a result, “I began to invent my own hospice therapies.” Each family is on their own as amateur hospice home caregivers with their personalized therapies because each profile is different which affects the way you react and care for this person.

Detailed are activities and actions “in real time racing against the Alzheimer’s clock” to keep her connected with her family, even though she couldn’t speak, in his never-ending battle as her 24/7 hospice home caregiver husband.

“How do I connect with my wife and get her to connect with me”? This was always his constant desperation as her caregiver especially because she couldn’t talk. “I was always afraid she would stop connecting with me, especially when I got that blank lost look in her eyes.” Described in this book are the steps taken to avoid losing that connection.

Readers will learn intuitive decisions made, different therapies invented, all “in real time”, constantly looking for opportunities to stimulate interaction and connect with her as this was alleviating his greatest fear of a “shutdown”.

“ How do we communicate?” “ How do I talk to her?” “How does she tell me what she wants or needs?” “What interaction can I create to communicate? “

What was she thinking or what were her real feelings because she couldn’t say a word? Is she happy? Is she sad? “Sometimes I see a sad or lost face.” Does she know she is not well ? Does she know how she was before ? Does she remember her past ?
Readers will learn how she silently “reached out on her own” to connect with her husband.

“Then I realized what about us, our 44 years of marriage, did she remember that past ? She recognized and knew me well but how far back? Did our marriage begin in 1979 or 2017 when she was diagnosed? I am not sure where I was in her memory or how she saw me, as her friend, husband or simply a caregiver.”

Discover how her hospice home caregiver husband, married 44 years, managed to keep his wife “connected and interactive” even though she couldn’t speak.

His books are a must-read for anyone dealing with the struggles of Alzheimer’s hospice home care for a loved one.