What do you do when the person who raised and cared for you becomes ill herself? For author Diane Hamilton, that moment happens when her beloved mother becomes critically ill with
A.L.S. Progressive Bulbar Palsy or, as some refer to it Lou Gehrig Disease. Hamilton leaves her job and becomes her mother’s primary caregiver. But caring for an A.L.S. patient isn’t easy. There are no books to help her, and so she and her mother begin their journey together, with trial and error efforts and the support of a loving family. In a moving month-by-month tribute, Hamilton invites you into her life as a caregiver, showing you how illness brings her and her mother even closer together, and that even in the midst of sorrow, love survives. As her mother gets more and more ill, losing her ability to swallow and to talk, Hamilton and her family cope. She discovers the wonders of sippy cups and how tomato juice is the one thing her mother can drink. Life and celebrations still go on, and Hamilton’s daughter gives birth. Hamilton learns to do things her mother’s way, and gives helpful tips on coping and nutrition and how love and laughter are always the best medicine. This is a moving and important book, and an essential read for anyone who is a caregiver or a patient-or who might be in the future.
FILER, IDAHO -In this inspiring month-by-month account of her
mother's struggle with ALS Progressive Bulbar Palsy, Diane Hamilton guides
caregivers and patients with tips, moving anecdotes, love and laughter.
What do you do when the person who raised and cared for you becomes ill herself?
For author Diane Hamilton, that moment happens when her beloved mother, Marie,
becomes critically ill with ALS Progressive Bulbar Palsy. Hamilton leaves her
job and becomes her mother's primary caregiver.
But caring for an ALS patient isn't easy. There are no books to help her, and so
she and her mother begin their journey together, with trial and error efforts
and the support of a loving family. In a moving month-by-month diary, Hamilton
invites you into her life as a caregiver, showing you how illness brings her and
her mother even closer together, and how, even in the midst of sorrow, love
always survives. As her mother becomes more ill, losing her ability to talk and
to swallow, Hamilton discovers other ways to communicate and learns how tomato
juice is the one thing her mother can drink.
Life and celebrations still go on, and Hamilton's daughter gives birth. Hamilton
learns to do things her mother's way and gives readers helpful tips on coping,
nutrition, and how love and joy are always the best medicine. This is a moving
and important book, and an essential read for anyone who is a caregiver or a
patient.
Author Bio:
Diane Hamilton was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. She lived out west for
over twenty-five years, and worked at a potato processing plant until her mother
became ill. She has worked with handicapped people and now cares for her elderly
mother-in-law. A born-again Christian and a twenty-year cancer survivor, Diane
Hamilton is happily married and feels blessed by her children and grandchildren.
For more information, please contact the author at
tomatojuice@filertel.com
Tomato Juice: A Tribute to my Mom is available for sale online at Amazon.com,
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