Cranky, but Met by Grace: Dementia Caregiving - In the Trenches

Most books on dementia caregiving are written by professionals. This one was written in the trenches.Claire Hitchcock had already walked with three loved ones through dementia - a grandmother-in-law who demanded a raise at her nursing home, a father-in-law who marched down a busy street with wartime march music in his head, and her own beloved daddy, who "went out on a high note." So when her husband Denny began to change, she should have seen it coming.She didn't. Because no two dementias look alike.Cranky, but Met by Grace is the story of a wife who wet-vacuumed, unwired, mouse-trapped, and prayed her way through her husband's decline - making MANY mistakes, losing her patience (she named that side of herself "Cruella"), and discovering (again and again) that God's grace runs toward us precisely when we are weakest.Told with disarming honesty, Wyoming humor, and hard-won practical wisdom - each chapter closes with Lessons Learned from someone who lived them - this is a book for every caregiver who is cranky sometimes... and for everyone who loves them.You are not alone in the trenches. And there is beauty in those trenches. Come see.