A Different Reality, An Alzheimer's Love Story [Paperback]

Faith, Ph.D. Heinemann (Author), Robert Estell Ph.D. (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Acorn Alliance; Revised edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966523431
• ISBN-13: 978-0966523430
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,769,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gently Helpful Book, July 9, 2000

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robert m. bauers, M. Div, MSS (Cresco, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Different Reality, An Alzheimer's Love Story (Paperback)

In sharing her sad, painful, but endearing experience of losing her husband to Alzheimer's Disease, Dr. Heinemann gives sound advice, encouragement and a spiritual experience to the reader. Here is a mature reaction to grief. In sharing her struggle and triumph, the author teaches us how to live throguh the pain and discover a rich life on the other side.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Reality, November 8, 2000

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William Lamers, Jr., M.D. (Malibu, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Different Reality, An Alzheimer's Love Story (Paperback)

Heinemann offers a highly personal description of how she dealt with and eventually surmounted the sequence of losses that accompany Alzheimer's disease. The fact that she is also a therapist lends insight not usually found in such volumes. Her moving description of her decade long struggle gives proof to Erikson's statement that "Grief, successfully handled, can serve as the focus for new social and psychological growth." The author is no pollyanna; she did not set out to write a love story nor does she gloss over the difficulties of caring for a loved one with progressive dementia. She shares lesons she learned while searching for assistance in the community and lists those she found helpful.

As one who has been personally involved in caring for patients and family members with Alzheimer's disease, I recommend this book to those who now care for or who will care for parents, spouses and other loved ones. This book is an important and inspiring addition to the literature of caregiving.