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The Elusive Culprit: Finding My Way Through My Mother's Dementia
The Elusive Culprit Finding My Way Through My Mother's Dementia Author:Holly Bebernitz This memoir recounts a daughter's experiences in observing and responding to her mother's deepening dementia. The story, told in first person by the author, begins with a promise to her dying father that she will take care of her mother after he is gone. She guides her mother through the early months of widowhood, empowering her to conti... more »nue to live in her own home, while finding the necessary balance in overseeing her mother's physical, emotional, and financial needs.
Readers in similar situations will benefit from the author's "hard learned lessons," as she sheds light on danger signs of worsening dementia and how to make painful decisions about moving a love one into assisted living.« less