Memory Keeper for Two! (Journal of a Caregiver)

In today's world where Alzheimer's disease is affecting one in six families, Memory Keeper for Two (Journal of a Caregiver) shows how life encompassing this disease can disrupt the family routines, family traditions and family emotions. The author shows the comparison between wishes and hopes for "the golden years" and how the reality of living with Alzheimer's disease dashes those hopes.

This book will help the reader understand the momentous decisions facing family members when one of their own is diagnosed with this disease and give ideas for encouragement and relief for caregivers of these patients. This is the journal of one caregiver facing challenges and reshaping her life while she cares for her husband who is enduring this unpredictable disease.

Madeline McLean taught elementary school until she chose to be a stay-at-home Mom, raising her five children. During this time, she attended the university and upon earning her M.S. degree, she became head counseler for a United Way Agency recipient working with battered women, children, and at times, the perpetrators. She established her private counselling practice specializing in relationship counseling.

Ms. McLean is now retired and the primary caregiver for her husband of fifty years who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. They live in a small Midwestern town in Ohio.