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When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's: Daily Encouragement

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When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's by Cecil Murphey should be given by every physician in America to each person who learns the news that someone they love has Alzheimer's. Profound in its simplicity.

When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's is a comforting message of hope for those caregivers and other family members who deal with years of losing a loved one through this insidious disease. Divided into seven sections , this book is designed to give daily encouragement of less than a page. This is important for the caregiver with an already too full place. What I love about this book is the conversational tone that sounds like Cecil and the reader are sitting over a cup of coffee while chatting about a common challenge.

This book doesn't try and fix something, but it does comfort, educate, and let the reader know they are not alone in their struggles. Most of all it lets the reader know that through it all God is there for them. I've added it to my short list of recommended books, not only for those dealing with Alzheimer's, but for anyone caring for someone with a related dementia.

I bought this book for my Grandma to gain encouragement from when she's dealing with my Grandpa and his dementia. She really likes it and my mom said that she has seen her cry often while reading it. It is broken up into sections based on the progression of the disease. At the top of each page is a Bible verse, then a short story or encouraging word, and at the bottom there is a short prayer. It's helped my Grandma and she does get encouragement from it. My mom read most of it too while she was visiting and she said it was good.

Cecil Murphey's "When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's" is exactly what it claims to be -- a source of daily encouragement. It offers honest and open feelings along with a sense of companionship by recognizing that we are not alone in having those feelings. It gives Scriptures to remind us of God's presence and provision, and a short prayer to focus our attention on the One who can provide all we need -- whatever that may be for the day or situation. Ideas and adjustments for coping are given that offer hope...

I highly recommend this devotional book for anyone who is on the journey of caring for someone with Alzheimer's or related diseases. It would be a wonderful gift of encouragement.

With Alzheimer's, my first thought was, There's nothing we can do. This book helped me see how wrong I was. With his daily encouragements, Cecil Murphey reveals many ways to reach out to a loved one who doesn't even know who we are. The truth is, there's a whole lot that we can and should do.

Thank you Cecil for writing this wonderful book. It's pure love, compassion and encouragement.

If alzheimers is robbing your loved one of his or her memory, this book will help you remember you are not alone.

On a retreat with Restored To Serve, a ministry I'm involved in, we used this and two other books by Cecil Murphy to open dialogue between all of us. As we read page after page someone would say, "I really need to read this whole book."

What we got was that the books let us know there were others going through the same things we were. Those who are caring for elderly people who have their "moments" were helped and we read and found comfort in the pages of When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's.

As with all of Cecil Murphey's books, this talented author writes with a simple beauty that speaks to the reader's heart. These brief, one-page devotionals will strengthen and encourage those who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's, and will help them through that "long goodbye."