Finding the Joy in Alzheimer’s – Tears Table of Contents

Table of Contents for Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s: When Tears are Dried with Laughter

Acknowledgments 11
Introduction 13

SECTION ONE: CAREGIVERS

Introduction 18
Superheroes 21
I Have AAADD! 22
What Makes Caregiving Rewarding? 24
A Caregiver’s Prayer 26
Grounded at 13,500 Feet 28

SECTION TWO: LESSONS FROM OUR LOVED ONES

Introduction 32
The Power of a Smile 37
Time Stood Still 39
Garden of Joy 41
It Pays to go to School 43
Lobster and Hot Dogs 45
Food Fight by Candlelight 47
Write it Down! 49
I Developed Hemorrhoids! 51
Screaming Lady 53
God’s Wedding Day Confetti 54
A Million Accident-Free Miles 58
Those are MY Leaves 62
Ladies Out For a Ride 64

SECTION THREE: STRANGERS NO MORE

Introduction 66
The Marriage Proposal 67
A Young Husband 68
Senility Prayer 69
That’s MY Car! 70
Thank you, GOFers 71
Dreams Do Come True 73
A Lady’s Bequest 79
The Neighbor’s Bathroom? 81
Frannie Bell 84
Did You Ever Dream … 86

SECTION FOUR: TRIBUTES

Introduction 90
To My Wife 91
My Mother’s Touch 95
Jerry’s Dream 97
A Shining Knight 99
A Secret Communication 101
Answer the Coffee Cup? 103
A Ten-Year-Old Makes a Difference 104
As Time Goes By 106
Happy Mother’s Day 109
Father’s Day 111
My Love, Forever 113
But Of Course 116

SECTION FIVE: NEARING LIFE’S ULTIMATE TRANSITION

Introduction 120
Perfect In Every Way 122
That’s My Baby! 125
Do You Know Something? 128
Why I Go Back 131
Why Does Mother Live? 137
My Grandfather 139
Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom! 141

Five Tips for Caregivers 149
Resources 153
Suggested Reading/Listening 157
Contributors’ Biographies 161
About the Editor 171
Call for Submissions 173
Order Information 176