The Gift Of Alzheimers Book Review

 This book from Maggie La Tourelle tells the heart warming  story of her journey with her mother Pat who has Alzheimers disease as they prepare for Pat's Death . I decided to read the book as I have a family member who may have Alzheimer's and was looking for some insight and advice. This book provided both in abundance.

The main body of the book is the journal that Maggie kept during the 3 1/2 yrs that her mother was ill. As well as recordings of their conversations, Maggie provides a lot of insight and background.

Although I found the Introduction long, it was worthwhile reading as Maggie gives an extremely detailed biography of her family. The final parts of the book give some helpful advice and valuable insight about how to communicate with a sufferer, and make them feel worthwhile.

If you know someone with Alzheimer's, or even if you don;t, I would recommend this book.

Rating: 

 5 STARS

Available From: 15th April 2015

Author Bio:

Maggie La Tourelle has worked in the field of holistic healthcare for 30 years as a practitioner, teacher and writer integrating psychotherapy, NLP, kinesiology and healing. She has written and contributed to a number of books and articles and has lectured at some of the UK's leading univerities. Her book Principles of Kinesiology continues to be a worldwide classic. Maggie remains close to her Scottish roots and, having originally trained as an art teacher, enjoys art and design work. Visit her online at www.maggieLaTourelle.com