A Return Journey, livre ebook

The Return Journey is the result of Susan Matthews Petrovski's personal journals during her mother's 8-year Alzheimer's journey and her correspondence with other Alzheimer's caregivers kind enough to share their innermost feelings and emotions.

These caregivers' stories are an inside view into the lessons to be learned from looking through the personal peephole of family members at the heart of the Alzheimer's experience.

Petrovski examines right and wrong choices, which will help those whose Alzheimer's journey or caregiving journey is just beginning, clearly and wisely explaining that with Alzheimer's there are no "right" ways, no "best" decisions, and no "perfect" answers.

PART ONE: CARING AND CAREGIVING
Introduction to Part One:An Explanation of A Return Journey
ONE: The Enormity of It All
TWO: My Mother’s Story
THREE: The Most Hurtful Things
FOUR: Developing a Caregiver’s Mindset
FIVE: Day by Day with the Stranger
SIX: A Few Extra Moments, Please
SEVEN: Tales of Laughter and Love
EIGHT: Guilty Decisions
NINE: With Every Goodbye We Learn
PART TWO: A CAREGIVER SAMPLER
Introduction to Part Two: What’s it Like to Be . . . ?
TEN: Children in the Family
ELEVEN: The Smudged Years
TWELVE: Faith, Hope, and Love
Epilogue
Notes
Appendices
Resources