Sunday, May 12, 2013

Kate Genovese reviews LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S - A Caregiver's Guide



LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
A Caregiver's Guide
by Salvatore B. Viglione
http://myspouseandalzheimers.com/


I found this to be one of the more profound and painstakingly truthful books I have read recently. It is an enlightening story,  a bittersweet tale of Sal and Anna Viglione as she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Written by Salvatore B. Viglione and his journey with Alzheimer’s. His wife of 63 years, Anna Viglione, was diagnosed with this disease over thirteen years ago. The love of his life could no longer communicate on the same level, take care of herself on a personal level; the person he married became the wife he didn’t know.

But Sal didn’t give up hope. With the help of his family and medical services, he has been able to keep Anna emotionally alive and carry on her activities of daily living.
This well written book of 46 pages, takes the reader on the story of how they met, their wonderful love affair and eventually her decline into a world only Anna knows.

Sal has vividly explained issues that arise with this disease, their daily needs and the medicine as well as the tender loving care he provided his wife.


Mr. Viglione has not only provided the reader with his story, but how to help families with choices they can make, the hope that can be instilled and the ability to carry on the their previous life with some adaptations.

Sal tells the wonderful story of their everyday lives including dancing! Yes dancing every week, to keep Anna involved in an activity she loved and participated in.

Gratitude goes out to Sal for sharing this heartfelt story; one of which many people would be interested in.

As a nurse I want to pass this on to families, health-care workers and the general public; giving them knowledge of this disease and the everlasting hope we can have with medical research.




This book can be obtained through 
http://myspouseandalzheimers.com/



Kate Genovese

Registered nurse/author

 

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