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Keeper: One House, Three Generations, And A Journey Into Alzheimer's (2010)

by Andrea Gillies(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0307719111 (ISBN13: 9780307719119)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Broadway Books

review 1: As an Alzheimer's caregiver myself, this is my favorite book. Ms. Gillies doesn't hide anything when she writes about her day to day travails dealing with her family. She shares her true emotions as she feels them. That is so important for other caregivers to read so they realize they are not alone in the wide swings of emotion that they experience. Yes, it is hard to read in the sense that she is brutally honest. For some, it might be too honest. This is a great book for the general public to read to enlighten them about what really happens in a caregiver's life. Perhaps it would prompt them to extend a hand to a caregiver, giving the caregiver a moment to breathe!
review 2: A cautionary tale of what can happen to an entire family when they try to take on an e... morenormous job of taking care of two disabled elderly relatives. After giving up all of their time, many of their financial resources (in the form of lost or delayed careers and change in residence), and a good share of their mental and physical health, they finally realize that the medical conditions of their elders have overwhelmed their lives. This story takes place in the UK, and clearly their medical system differs from that of the US, but however you look at it, Alzheimer's is an illness that sucks up an unbelievable amount of every kind of resource. Relating of the dementia parent's outbursts and physical abuse toward her caretakers is heartbreaking, but a very real part of the daily life of many who care for those with Alzheimer's. Realistic and sad. less

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