The best book written about caring for a person with Alzheimers at home is by a professional football coach. Frank Broyles cared for his wife when she got Alzheimers. He combined his coach's mentality with his personal experience caring for his wife to create "Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers: A practical tips guide". It is available for free from www.alzheimersplaybook.com.
I highly recommend it. His experience with his wife closely matches our experience with Mother. One difference is that Mother's appetite is intact. He had to fight his wife's declining interest in eating.
Mother loves to eat. She loves to see people. She loves to get compliments. She loves us, the people she sees everyday. She may get to the point where she loses interest in eating, but it is not yet here.
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