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Sammie Marsalli
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Hi Erica. Just being able to share an inside look at my journey with the possibility of helping other caregivers is very gratifying.
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Whatever It Takes To Keep From Losing My Wife To Alzheimer´s
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How far would you go to hold on to the person you love?
In Whatever It Takes to Keep from Losing My Wife to Alzheimer’s, one husband shares the deeply personal, unfiltered reality of caring for the woman he loves as she slowly slips away to this devastating disease.
This is not just a story.
This is a fight.
A fight to:
- Preserve her sense of self and identity
- Maintain daily connect Read more of this blog post »
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This book reflects one of my deepest concerns as a caregiver—helping my wife hold on to who she is. As Alzheimer’s progresses, identity begins to fade in ways that are difficult to understand and even harder to accept. I found myself doing everything ...more |
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This book came from the need to share what I was learning along the way. As a husband and full-time caregiver for my wife in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, I found myself facing situations I was never prepared for. There were no clear answers, no ...more |
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This book began as a daily diary. I am a husband caring for my wife at home as Alzheimer’s slowly changes everything we once knew. With no clear guide to follow, I found myself trying to invent ways—small adjustments, small activities—to keep her enga ...more |
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This book reflects one of my deepest concerns as a caregiver—helping my wife hold on to who she is. As Alzheimer’s progresses, identity begins to fade in ways that are difficult to understand and even harder to accept. I found myself doing everything ...more |
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This book came from the need to share what I was learning along the way. As a husband and full-time caregiver for my wife in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, I found myself facing situations I was never prepared for. There were no clear answers, no ...more |
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This book began as a daily diary. I am a husband caring for my wife at home as Alzheimer’s slowly changes everything we once knew. With no clear guide to follow, I found myself trying to invent ways—small adjustments, small activities—to keep her enga ...more |
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Writing this book was not something I set out to do—it came from living through each day as a husband and full-time caregiver to my wife with Alzheimer’s. There were no clear instructions, no preparation, and no time to step back and think things thro ...more |
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Please [DONE] post my latest book to the series
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Please add my new book to an existing series in Goodreads: Series Title: Preventing Her Shutdown from Alzheimer's Link Series Goodreads: https://www ...more " |
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“Does she know she is not well? Does she know how she was before? Does she remember her past? Then I realized "what about us", our 43 years of marriage, does she remember that past? She recognizes me well but how far back? Did our marriage begin in 1979 or 2017 when she was diagnosed? I wasn't sure where I was in her memory, her friend or her husband.”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
“The real scary moment for me is when she wakes up in the morning and I greet her, she stares at me as if she doesn't recognize me. There is a gaze and no "connection" which really scares me. I ask her "do you want a big kiss or small one" and she sometimes gestures a small one. If no answer I just kiss her anyway and she responds with a smile, now I am "connecting". I pray that gaze of no recognition in the "wakeup" never lasts forever. "Please God, don't let her go into Neverland”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
“How do I connect with my wife and get her to connect with me? This is always a constant desperation on my part especially because she doesn't speak. I am always afraid she will stop connecting with me, especially when I get that blank look, that daze into no man's land. That is the day I am trying to avoid. Everyday, every moment I can, I try to create an opportunity to “connect” to avoid her shutdown.”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Amazon Kindle: I will review your Kindle Unlimited eBook | 7 | 41 | Jan 29, 2024 02:41PM | |
| Amazon Kindle: I love to review books! | 24 | 192 | Jan 29, 2024 02:41PM | |
| Amazon Kindle: Start Out Reviewer Here (Will Review Anything) | 44 | 343 | Jan 29, 2024 02:41PM | |
| Goodreads Librari...: Please add my book to series | 5 | 14 | Feb 27, 2024 04:05PM | |
| Goodreads Librari...: [CLOSED] Please create series | 5 | 12 | Mar 01, 2024 02:06AM | |
| Goodreads Librari...: [CLOSED] Please create series | 4 | 13 | Mar 01, 2024 02:09AM | |
| Making Connections: Preventing Her Shutdown Losing My Wife To Alzheimer´s by Sammie Marsalli | 1 | 4 | Mar 05, 2024 12:51PM | |
| Making Connections: 62 Tips For Caregivers Of Alzheimer´s To Delay Shutdown by Sammie Marsalli | 1 | 5 | Mar 05, 2024 01:56PM |
“Does she know she is not well? Does she know how she was before? Does she remember her past? Then I realized "what about us", our 43 years of marriage, does she remember that past? She recognizes me well but how far back? Did our marriage begin in 1979 or 2017 when she was diagnosed? I wasn't sure where I was in her memory, her friend or her husband.”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
“How do I connect with my wife and get her to connect with me? This is always a constant desperation on my part especially because she doesn't speak. I am always afraid she will stop connecting with me, especially when I get that blank look, that daze into no man's land. That is the day I am trying to avoid. Everyday, every moment I can, I try to create an opportunity to “connect” to avoid her shutdown.”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
“The real scary moment for me is when she wakes up in the morning and I greet her, she stares at me as if she doesn't recognize me. There is a gaze and no "connection" which really scares me. I ask her "do you want a big kiss or small one" and she sometimes gestures a small one. If no answer I just kiss her anyway and she responds with a smile, now I am "connecting". I pray that gaze of no recognition in the "wakeup" never lasts forever. "Please God, don't let her go into Neverland”
― Preventing Her Shutdown
― Preventing Her Shutdown
“As the level of care increases, your role will shift. The type of care needed will be based on keeping your loved one comfortable and staying connected to them. Helpful caregiving principles at this stage include: •Closeness beyond words •The importance of touch •Eyes closed, ears and heart open •New and quieter ways of being together”
― Alzheimer's Through the Stages: A Caregiver's Guide
― Alzheimer's Through the Stages: A Caregiver's Guide
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If I may ask are you currently working on any new project or just enjoying the moment of your book?
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expecting your response on my message I sent to you.
Thanks
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