Visiting Mom : An Unexpected Gift
- Book Review,
by Sherry M. Bell
The Arizona Republic Newspaper
"...story of a mother and daughter who continue to relate in a dignified way, long past when other give up."
Northern Arizona Alzheimer's Council
"We no longer need to be at a loss for things to talk about and do when we visit..."
Book Description
An inspiring healing narrative as seen through the eyes of a caregiver and her mother who has Alzheimer's Disease. After ten years of in-home caregiving, the author, Sherry M. Bell, Ph.D. was forced to more her mother into a nursing home. Despite their close relationship, she immediately discovered that knowing how-to-visit did not come naturally. Sherry urgently sought new and different ways to improve communications with her mother. Her search led to numerous insights and heart-rending stories based on first-hand experience and current research. The concepts in Visiting Mom are universal–family members of all ages can learn new and better ways to visit and communicate with leders in their own home, in senior apartments, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, hospitals or in a hospice. The opportunity to visit mom is best understood as a gift.
From the Publisher
Sherry has written the only book that focuses on the "visiting experience" as it relates to elders. She goes beyond her personal experience by asking the reader to examine their own relationship with aging family members and then she suggests creative things to do and say during a visit. Early readers have all commented on the easy-to-read style, humor and insight throughout the book.
From the Author
When I finally understood that my mother had Alzheimer's eleven years ago, I never, ever imagined that she would not always live with me. I wanted to care for her and I had no idea that anything could happen to cause me to move her to a nursing home. However, the stress of caregiving made my own health a life-or-death issue. That made me a "visitor"-a role I did not want. For my mother's well being, I decided that I would become the best visitor possible.
About the Author
Sherry M. Bell, Ph.D. is the primary caregiver for her mother who has Alzheimer's Disease. She is also a writer intent on developing better ways to communicate with our elders. Sherry is a board member of the Arizona Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and co-chair of the Northern Arizona Memory Walk 2000. She lives and writes in the beautiful, redrock mountains of Sedona.
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