Overview

One Man's Prayers and Reflections on Caring for a Loved One Alzheimer's. Dementia. Such a diagnosis creates fear and apprehension in the hearts of families whose loved one has received it. What to do? Where to turn? Author Charles Towne had such fears and questions as he faced the long-term prospect of his wife's illness. Through 20 years of caregiving, he found answers. In Love Cares he shares them with you. Through short vignettes, Towne details his journey. With honesty and humor, he draws you in as he navigates his challenging life, always relying on Papa God to carry him through the tough times. Are you or someone you love in the midst of the challenges of caregiving? As you read this book, author Towne wishes you hope and the realization that your journey, like mine, is purpose driven and, though at times difficult, is likely the most rewarding journey you will ever embark upon. Because love always cares.

Full Product Details

9781737250753

Table of Contents

Reviews

Love Cares is a candid and profoundly inspirational look at caregivers. - Harold G. Koenig, MD, from the Foreword; Author, The Healing Connection and Kindness and Joy; Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Health Systems Love Cares is the Alzheimer's guide you didn't know you needed but will be grateful to have found. - Paula Spencer Scott, Author, Surviving Alzheimer's: Practical Tips and Soul-Saving Wisdom for Caregivers This beautiful teaching memoir offers an honest, sometimes humorous, yet loving window into the lives of Towne and his beloved Nan as they navigate the changing landscape of her illness. - Renee Brown Harmon, MD, Author, Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer's The right book at the right time. Author Charles Towne is thoughtful, insightful, and highly readable. - Ted Hamilton, MD, MBA, Author, Building Bridges A valuable book . . . With Love Cares, caregivers will feel they have found a kind, open, and godly friend who has been there too and truly knows and cares about what they are going through. - Rosemary Laird, MD, Geriatrician, Co-Author, Take Your Oxygen First Every caregiver should own this book. I believe Love Cares will inspire and bless everyone who reads it. - Judith Hankes, PhD, Co-Author, Lost & Found and Found Again Charles Towne keeps your attention from beginning to end with the message that love cares and love prevails. - Natasa Dragicevic, MD, PhD, Neurologist A wealth of invaluable insight into the day-to-day life of a caregiver and loved one. - Ryan Mizell, MD, Neurologist Love Cares is a must-read inspirational experience. - Anwar Ahmed, MD, FAAN, Chief of Neurology, AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute

Author Information

Charles Towne is an author and newspaper columnist whose life has been and continues to be anything but boring. For his eighty-seventh birthday, he celebrated by jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 14,000 feet! That's right, sky diving-just another chapter in the volume of his life!Charles says that being the father of four children - Charles Jr., Faith Danna, Theodore Arthur, and Russel Todd - definitely helped prepare him for directing a zoo in Iowa and operating a breeding facility for large cats in Michigan during the next chapter of his story.Yes, zoo director, breeder of big cats, and wildlife photographer specializing in bears . . . and then, the too-soon death of the mother of his children by a drunk driver. Another chapter.Eventually Charles met and married his present wife Nancy, the inspiration for this book. Nothing that had gone before could possibly have prepared him for the cascade of tests that were to come, and that is what this book is about. Twenty-one years of caregiving can present some daunting challenges, many joyous moments, much laughter, a bunch of pain, and many, many victories. Charles poses the question to all of us, Isn't that what life on this earth is about? Charles has adopted as his life's philosophy that to live fully, laugh uproariously, love passionately, and learn like there is no tomorrow is a formula for long and joy-filled life.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available