Gifts received in the Midst of Pain

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	• Walking One Another Home: Moments of Grace and Possibility in the Midst of Alzheimer's Rita Bresnahan Liguori Publications, 2003 - 156 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Gifts received in the Midst of Pain

Walking One Another Home is a book not only for people dealing with Alzheimers in their family, but for everyone who has to walk a loved one home. Rita's openness in sharing her feelings on this pilgrimage, are not only touching but so very honest. It is in sharing her frustrations, and consequent revelations gained, that the author helps the reader learn how to let go of past and be present and aware of the gifts offered, often unknowingly, by their loved one. This book is a must for those who are caring for dying loved ones, for those whose loved ones have already passed and are struggling to make sense out of their loss, and for all of us whose parents are aging and soon will find ourselves walking this journey.

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Walking My Own Mother Home

I cannot tell you how much this book has helped me. My own mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's four months ago. It's almost eerie how some of the author's own experiences mirror mine as well. I gave the book to my sister and brother who are with me "waking mother home." My sister read it all the first night I gave it to her. She cried through most of it, but it helped her and us so much. Thank you, 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, this book 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.

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