{"product_id":"a-caregivers-diary-struggling-with-william-franklin-kerns-9781648045158","title":"A Caregiver's Diary (Struggling With Alzheimer's)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Caregiver's Diary (Struggling With Alzheimer's)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy: William Franklin Kerns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam and his wife, Dora, shared a beautiful marriage of fifty-four years when Alzheimer's disease began to take a fierce grip on Dora's health and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntimate and deeply moving, William beautifully captures snippets of their daily interactions and conversations, revealing how this disease not only ravaged Dora's mind and well-being but also challenged his relationship with his longtime love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam details his daily struggles as Dora's sole caregiver as her disease progressed and as their marriage moved from a mutually supportive one to one that required William's constant support and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diary details the harsh reality of Alzheimer's while also capturing touching moments shared between a husband and wife. This story is an honest, often raw look at the effects of this disease, not only on the afflicted but on those who love them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam served in the Navy and spent much of his career as a computer graphics supervisor at Williams International in Walled Lake, Michigan. His other endeavors include president of the Williamstown Kiwanis, a reading coach at Williamstown Elementary, and a Sunday school teacher at Jonesville Rest Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam is now retired, and he and Dora reside in Jonesville, Kentucky. When he's not spending time with Dora, he enjoys deer hunting, teaching Sunday school, and singing cantatas at church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Franklin Kerns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1648045154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648045158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"William Franklin Kerns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058469368063,"sku":"9781648045158","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_806b260f-3ce1-4f4c-9129-f58b8734e78a.jpg?v=1685052735","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-caregivers-diary-struggling-with-william-franklin-kerns-9781648045158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}