Walking One Another Home - Moments Of Grace And Possibility In The Midst Of Alzheimer's

Walking One Another Home Moments Of Grace And Possibility In The Midst Of Alzheimer's
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Author: Format: ISBN: Manufacturer: Date: Pages:	Rita Bresnahan Hard Cover 0-7648-0936-9 Liguori 2003 208

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Rita Bresnahan

In Walking One Another Home, the author traces the spiritual and emotional meaning that emerged in the lives of both herself and her mother during their visits together in a Midwest nursing home. She came to see that both she and her mother were on a pilgrimage. The result was this sensitive, hopeful book, which challenges stereotypes about Alzheimer's disease and deftly shifts the emphasis from fear and horror to love and possibility.

Unlike many other books about this heart-rending disease, Walking One Another Home focuses not on what is absent in the experience but on what is present and possible.

Readers who have a loved one with Alzheimer's will be inspired to enrich their relationships by responding to the Spirit during visits. The author offers concrete and practical suggestions for staying in the present, being aware, and allowing oneself to be compassionate and playful.

In a series of short, self-contained stories, Walking One Another Home

affirms the possibility that Alzheimer's disease can bring unforseen spiritual benefits to family and friends as they journey together through this heartbreaking disease
counters society's prevailing notion that as people lose their intellectual capacities and become a burden, they lose their worth
deals with fears that readers may have, especially "could this one day be my fate as well?"
offers spiritual practice as an antidote

Caregivers and professionals alike will appreciate the fresh ideas and tangible alternatives presented in each cluster of stories. People of all ages and varied life experiences will be touched by the author's common, everyday approach.

Walking One Another Home is not only about Alzheimer's disease. It is about ways of being and of responding to life more fully in difficult times.

An Appendix includes a Bibliography, Recommended Reading, and Resources that includes support groups, Web sites, etc.

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