Vignettes of Yvette at Vi: A Love Story of a Husband for His Wife

by John G. Gurley

This is a true story of how John felt and reacted to the decline of his wife, Yvette, into the quicksands of dementia. The story relates how he, Carmen (the companion to Yvette), and others struggled, sometimes against “wise counsel,” to prevent Yvette from sliding downhill mentally and physically. Their love for Yvette gave them the incentive and the energy to fight against the odds and to achieve some positive results. Really though, this is a love story of a husband for his wife together for sixty-nine years.

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 30, 2015

Reviews

[Gina Hott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Denentia is a scary disease, not just for the patient, but for the entire family. It’s a creeping disease that sneaks up on you and completely changes who you are and what you’re able to do. I know. I’ve been a large part of my grandmother’s journey with dementia for the past fifteen years. Some days are wonderful. Some, you wonder why.

Getting older is difficult enough, but when you have dementia, you lose so much of yourself, friends and family leave, and you’re often left with a resounding desire for something you can’t remember.

In Vignettes of Yvette at Vi, Mr. Gurley walks us through his life with Yvette after her dementia began to require outside help. This book shows his love for Yvette and the very real obstacles, hurdles, and bumbles we each have when living with dementia.

Reading Vignettes of Yvette at Vi and the others in this series will help all know and understand a life with dementia and give us the courage to make through one more day.