Show Me the Way to Go Home [Paperback]

Larry Rose (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Rose poignantly describes his painful experiences of living midlife with Alzheimer's disease. He recalls the early signs and symptoms; the process of medical diagnosis and treatment; telling friends and family; coping with the confusion, fear, and anger; and family involvement in decisions of property, caregiving, and support. Rose makes accurate references to the medical tests and treatment procedures. He describes his family's reactions and gently stresses the importance of spiritualty as a coping mechanism. Personal quality-of-life issues are addressed as the author's awareness of the beauty in the ordinariness of life is increased through this experience. A highly individual, personal experience with universal appeal. Recommended for general public library collections.?Linda Malone, Walter Reed Hospice, Gloucester, Va.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Larry Rose was a vital, gifted engineer in his forties when Alzheimer's struck. In this first-person account, Rose shares his heartbreaking and sometimes heartwarming skirmishes with a disease he has been battling since its diagnosis in 1992. His resilience, courage, and optimism are phenomenal as he copes with the anger, fear, and loneliness of an illness that is stealing his mind. With his friend and caregiver Stella providing support, Rose remains an independent man who drives alone to his cabin in the Ozark Mountains and volunteers to take experimental drugs. This remarkable work shows the disease's effects not only on its victim but on those who encounter him--from devoted cafecronies to a supposed friend who cheats Rose out of a large sum of money. This is an inspiring account of a man of acceptance, wisdom, and faith who is fighting the good fight with the hallmark grace and humor of the truly brave. Patricia Hassler

Product Details

• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: Elder Books; 1 edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943873088
• ISBN-13: 978-0943873084
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #75 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Special Needs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "MUST READ", August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Paperback)

I picked up Larry's Book, "Show me the way to go home", quite by chanceat a local book store. I was interested in Alzheimer's disease because my mother died from it a few years ago. I could not put the book down until I had read the last page. I read it again the next day and then again and again. Then I sat down and cried for a week. I found that I had fallen in Love with this handsome, dashing, man. If you have a friend or relative that is afflicted with this disease, you must read Larry's Book. He has achieved the impossible. He has given us an insight into the mind of person afflicted with this terrible disease. After reading his book and looking at his picture on the back cover, I feel that I know him well enough to call him Larry. Thank You, Larry, for your book and God Bless!Kathleen

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALZHEIMERS. It's ours too., April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Paperback)

My husband, a retired physician in internal medicine recently received the Alzheimers diagnosis. His IQ is still so high that it will be some time before it drops to 100. Meanwhile he takes his sandwich off his plate and walks around the kichen looking for the very plate he left behind. The contrast of his ability to make brilliant analysis of current world affairs and the confused searches for things he can't find is unbelievable. Yet it cannot be denied. Larry's book gave us a way to identify. It shed light and spilled grace onto those of us who, one way or another, walk the Alzheimers road. My husband has just sent copies of this book to his children so they might know what he feels inside. Thank you Larry and Mazeltov!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A highly individual experience with universal appeal, July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Show Me the Way to Go Home (Paperback)

Rose poignantly describes his painful experiences of living midlife with Alzheimer's disease. He recalls the early warning signs and symptoms; the process of medical diagnosis and treatment; telling friends and family; coping with the confusion, fear and anger; and family involvement in decisions of property, caregiving and support. Personal quality of life issues are addressed as the author's awareness of the beauty in the ordinariness of life is increased through this experience. A highly individual, personal experience with universal appeal. Recommended for general public library collections.