“I appreciate it as a good fusion of personal experience and practical tips.”
-Dayna A Thompson
Alzheimer’s Educator
This booklet is intended for readers who wish to learn about the impact that dementia can have on the lives of happily married couples. The author traces the changes that have occurred in their individual lives and in their relationship to one another since his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Beginning with their awareness of her disease to the present day, the reader will learn about the adjustments they have been forced to make as they strive to “live normal lives” in their own home, as long as possible.
This booklet is also a love story. It is told from the husband’s (and primary caregiver’s) point of view. He explores what it means to care for a loved one when the loved one is no longer capable of caring for him.
There is nothing remarkable about the lives of the individuals described in this booklet. Hundreds of thousands of American men and women who are caring for a spouse afflicted with one or more forms of dementia have similar experiences. What is noteworthy is the near absence of first-person accounts by those who are coping with dementia on a daily basis. This booklet helps to help fill that gap.
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Howard Mehlinger is a retired professor and a former Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mc Pherson College and his master’s and Ph D degrees from the University of Kansas. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 15 books ranging from a scholarly monograph on the 1905 Russian Revolution, to a textbook for teaching civics and American government in secondary schools, to a UNESCO handbook on the teaching of social studies in member states. His most recent work was an autobiography, The Best that I Can Recall, published by Authorhouse in 2009. He has taught high school students, university undergraduates and graduate students, and has conducted workshops for educational leaders throughout the United States and elsewhere. He has traveled extensively, visiting every continent except Antarctica and serving as an adviser, consultant, and lecturer in several nations in Europe, Asia, and Africa. During his career he has served on several state and national committees and commissions; in 1977 he was President of the National Council for the Social Studies. Along the way he has earned many awards and recognitions, including the Outstanding Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army, two outstanding service awards from Indiana University, and the Sagamore of the Wabash Award from the State of Indiana. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Carolee. They have three children, eight grandchildren, and two great grandsons.
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