Moments This Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer's

by Bonnie Nester

Join Bonnie Nester as she walks beside her mother through tangled trails of Alzheimer's. Bonnie shares her experiences and insights in a tender and a lovingly humorous way uplifting, encouraging, and guiding others who are losing their own loved ones to this debilitating disease. A Portion of the proceeds for this book are donated to the Alzheimer's Association.

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2008

Reviews

[Stephanie Griffin]

Bonnie Nester’s MOMENTS THIS GOOD: THE SOFTER SIDE OF ALZHEIMER’S is part memoir, part guidebook, an intimate look at the effects of Alzheimer’s on the patient (in this case, Ms. Nester’s mother) and the family of the patient.
The book addresses the considerable lessons to be learned for a family who has never dealt with Alzheimer’s before.
Nester takes us from the beginning diagnosis, through the years of the disintegration of her mother’s memory, to the inevitable concluding death.
Through vignettes, we join Nester through the last 8 years of her mother’s life. The focus is on the good moments, those to be cherished in between the hard times, whether it is a spark of recognition in the patient’s eyes, or a humorous comment they may make. She ends the book with a compendium of what she learned; Recognizing the onset, Getting a diagnosis, Home care, Looking for a facility, Moving in to stay, Outings, and Other thoughts.
This book is invaluable to the family who is dealing with Alzheimer’s for the first time. You will instantly bond with Ms. Nester and know you are not alone. This is also an important message in the book. Get support!
I highly recommend MOMENTS THIS GOOD.
~Stephanie

[Carol]

I'm sure Nester writing the memories of her Mother's final years with Alzheimers was a necessary cathartic grieving. I offer my condolences to her and her family.