LAS VEGAS, February 12, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Alzheimer's is a difficult disease for the victim and his or her loved ones. What makes the disease so challenging is that the afflicted person, often an aged father or mother, may need care beyond what the family could provide. Living with Alzheimer's is learning to live with the slow process of losing a loved one and finding the best ways to celebrate the late years of life.
Author Eunice A. Clarke shares her own story about Alzheimer's in When Mother Came to Live: Coping With Alzheimer's (now available from 1stBooks Library). Clarke became responsible for her mother's care from January 1991, until her mother's death on June 30, 1999. Hers is a moving narrative of one who tried hard to balance her roles as a caring child with the limits of her care-giving abilities. She relates how she fell into depression, but later regained her happiness and health with the support of friends, and ultimately by seeing that her mother was in better hands.
When Mother Came to Live should help others facing the challenges of Alzheimer's disease. Unlike other books on the subject, Clarke's work does not draw on the rhetoric of doctors or academics, but rather from the personal experience of one who has struggled with the disease. It shares real stories of heartache and hardship that can prove to be as valuable and sound as medical advice.
Although Clarke's story serves as a useful guide to the disease, it is also a family drama of interest to anyone, who longs to share a wonderful relationship with his or her family. Readers will be touched by Clarke's undying dedication to her ailing mother.
Eunice A. Clarke grew up in Canton, Mo., where she met her husband, Bill, whose Air Force career took their family all over the United States and the Philippines. As a homemaker, Clarke is an avid reader, reading three newspapers daily and more than 100 books annually. When Mother Came to Live: Coping With Alzheimer's is a product of her passion for books, as well as her fondness for her mother.
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